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document.write( "The hortizontal sides of a rectangle are one half of the length of the sides of a separate square. the vertical sides of the rectangle are 4 cm more than three times the side of a square. if the perimeter of the rectangle is twice the perimeter of the square what are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334964 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=334964\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Asked to find h and v, let s=side of square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Translate english to algebra:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=0.5*s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=4cm+3*s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(h+v)=2*(4s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now probably easiest to solve for s first:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s=2(0.5s+4+3s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s=7s+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=8cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=4cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=28cm<BR>\n" );
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