document.write( "Question 461709: The length of a rectangle is five times its width.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The length \"L\" of a rectangle is five times its width \"W\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=5W\".........1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the area of the rectangle \"A=L%2AW=450+cm%5E2\" .....2 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find its perimeter \"P\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"......now find \"L\" and \"W\" using equations 1 and 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=5W\".........1.substitute in 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2AW=450+cm%5E2\" .....2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5W%2AW=450+cm%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5W%5E2=450+cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2=450+cm%5E2%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2=90+cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W=sqrt%2890+cm%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W=9.49cm\".......now find \"L\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=5W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=5%2A9.49cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=47.45cm\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A=L%2AW=450+cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"47.45cm%2A9.49cm=450+cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"450.3005cm%5E2=450+cm%5E2\"...round it\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"450cm%5E2=450+cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug these values in \"P\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%2847.45cm%2B9.49cm%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%2856.94cm%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=113.88cm\"\r
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