document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=569358>Question 569358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a rectangle has a perimeter of 36 inches and length of 5 inches what is the area\r<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 #367295 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=IWork4Dessert><B>IWork4Dessert(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=IWork4Dessert><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=IWork4Dessert><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=367295\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What do you know about rectangles? In order for a shape to be a rectangle, it has to have two pairs of equal sides. You can start by drawing one up(I'm afraid I can't draw one in this text box, so bear with me). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First of all, you know that the length of one of the sides is 5. But if a rectangle has two pairs of equal sides, then the length opposite that one will be 5 as well. Go ahead and label those. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now. You know that the perimeter is 36. Perimeter is all of the sides added together. The sides we don't know the lengths of are going to be equal too, like I said above. Two of the sides together(5+5) are 10. Your equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=10+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract 10 from both sides(remember, you're trying to get the variable--the letter--alone). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "26=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 to get the variable by itself.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the problem is asking for the area, all you have to do is multiply the short side(5) by the long side(13). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x13=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65 inches squared </SPAN>\n" );
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