document.write( "Question 696972: A rectangular photograph is twice as long as it is
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document.write( "wide. The perimeter of the photograph is 84 cm.
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document.write( "Find the length and the width of the photograph. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #429551 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = width \n" ); document.write( "2x = length {twice as long as it is wide}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(width) + 2(length)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 2(2x) = 84 {perimeter is 2(width) + 2(length) \n" ); document.write( "2x + 4x = 84 {multiplied} \n" ); document.write( "6x = 84 {combined like terms} \n" ); document.write( "x = 14 {divided each side by 6} \n" ); document.write( "2x = 28 {substituted 14, in for x, into 2x}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "width = 14 cm \n" ); document.write( "length = 28 cm \n" ); document.write( " For more help from me, visit: www.algebrahouse.com \n" ); document.write( " |