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document.write( "A rectangle has a length of 14 inches more than three times its height. 
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document.write( "If the perimeter of a rectangle is 396 inches, find its dimensions.
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document.write( " P = 2L  + 2H
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document.write( " P = 2(3x+14) +2x = 396
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document.write( "        8x + 28 = 396
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document.write( "        8x = 368
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document.write( "         x = 46, the height.  The width is 152.
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document.write( "  2·46 + 2·152 = 396 \n" );
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