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\n" ); document.write( "The new rectangle I have width=8in, lenght=10in, but I had originally had 12inches for the lenght of the new rectangle, but when i checked it with the primeter, it did not work out. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "length of the 'original' rectangle is  2 inches more than the width
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document.write( "If the length and width are each increased by 3 inches
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document.write( " perimeter of the new rectangle will be 4 inches less than 8 times the width of the original rectangle
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document.write( "P = 2L + 2W = 
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document.write( "                    2x+ 10 + 2x + 6 = 8x-4
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document.write( "                            20 = 4x
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document.write( "                         x = 5in, width of the original rectangle. length = 7in.  Good work
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document.write( "Find the dimensions of the New Rectangle:  width = 8in and length 10in.  Good work.
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