document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=532492>Question 532492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is four times its width, the area is 144 yards squared what is the perimiter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350853 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jkrsmsc76><B>jkrsmsc76(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jkrsmsc76><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=350853\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L = 4W (the length is 4 times the width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+4W%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+4W%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the Area is 144\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144+=+4W%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144+=+4W%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144=4W%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144=4W%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 4 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36=W%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36=W%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=6+or+W=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=6+or+W=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since it is a length, we don't need the negative, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the length is 4 times the width, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=4%2A6=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=4%2A6=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now know the width is 6 and the length is 24, so we can find the perimeter, using the perimeter formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2%2824%29%2B2%286%29=48%2B12=60+yards ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2%2824%29%2B2%286%29=48%2B12=60+yards\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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