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document.write( "The perimeter of rectangle is 96cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle if the ratio of the length to the width is 7:5. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So L = 7x and W = 5x. Also, we know that the perimeter is 96 cm, so P = 96. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now use the perimeter formula to solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2L + 2W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96 = 2(7x) + 2(5x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96 = 14x + 10x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96 = 24x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96/24 = 24x/24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the value of x is x = 4. This means that the length is 7x = 7*4 = 28 and the width is 5x = 5*4 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in short, the length is 28 cm and the width is 20 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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