document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758172>Question 758172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the width of a rectangle is 5 inches shorter than the length and that the perimeter of the rectangle is 80 inches. the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is P=2L+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set up an equation for the perimeter involving only l the length of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up an equation for the perimeter involving only l the length of the rectangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L-5 = width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2L+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute our data:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80 = 2L+2(L-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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