document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554929>Question 554929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Geometry: Find the dimensions of the rectangle shown at the right if the length is twice it's width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|              |       The Perimeter is 208<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #361571 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><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=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=361571\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are told the length is twice the width which we write as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also know the perimeter (which is all the sides added, the length plus the width plus the length plus the width) is 208 which we can write as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2l+2w=208\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we just sub in for the length with 2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(2w)+2w=208<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distribute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w+2w=208<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6w=208<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=34 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sub 34 2/3 back in to l=2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=69 1/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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