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document.write( "find the dimensions of a rectangle whose length is 50 inches more than its width and whose perimeter is 500 inches
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Algebra.Com's Answer #457788 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P=2L+2W \n" ); document.write( "L=W+50 \n" ); document.write( "500=2(W+50)+2W \n" ); document.write( "500=2W+100+2W \n" ); document.write( "4W=500-100 \n" ); document.write( "4W=400 \n" ); document.write( "W=400/4 \n" ); document.write( "W=100 INCHES FOR THW WIDTH. \n" ); document.write( "L=100+50=150 INCHES FOR THE LENGTH. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( "500=2*150+2*100 \n" ); document.write( "500=300+200 \n" ); document.write( "500=500 \n" ); document.write( " |