document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46958>Question 46958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle pool is 6 meters less than twice its width. If the pool's perimeter is 126 meters,what are it's dimentions? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathchemprofessor><B>mathchemprofessor(65)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathchemprofessor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the width be x meters. The length, as per the problem, is (2x-6)meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter= 2(length+ width)= 2((2x-6)+x))meters= 4x-12+2x =126meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving,6x=138<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width of the rectangle= 23meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the rectangle= 2(23)-6= 46-6=40 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can verify for the given perimeter. </SPAN>\n" );
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