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document.write( "The width of a rectangular parking lot is 53ft less than its length.  Determine the dimensions of the parking lot if it measures 220ft diagonally.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = W + 53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = W + 53<BR>\n" );
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