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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 6cm less than the length. A second rectangle, with a perimter of 54 cm is 3cm wider and 2 cm shorter than the first. What are the dimensions for each triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length of first rectangle = x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width of the second rectangle = x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of second rectangle = x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%2B3%29+%2B+2%28x%2B4%29+=+54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%2B3%29+%2B+2%28x%2B4%29+=+54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+6+%2B+2x+%2B+8+=+54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+6+%2B+2x+%2B+8+=+54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+=+40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+=+40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width of first rectangle = x = 10 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of first rectangle = x+6 = 16 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width of the second rectangle = x+3 = 13 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of second rectangle = x+4 = 14 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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