document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=627437>Question 627437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi! i tried solving this using a calculator but it was a no go. can someone help me?: A 90 cm pipe was cut into two pieces so that one piece is 6 cm shorter than the other. Find the length of each piece.<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 #394930 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=394930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = length of first piece and y be length of the second (longer) piece\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pipe is 90 cm, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"one piece is 6 cm shorter than the other.\", so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now use these equations to find x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first piece is <font color=\"red\">42 cm</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the second piece is <font color=\"red\">48 cm</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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