document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=769002>Question 769002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please someone help me solve this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Two rectangles are similar. One is 5 cm by 12 cm. The longer side of the second rectangle is 8 cm greater than twice the shorter side. Find its length and width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the rectangles are similar, the relationships between the length and width are the same, so we can write it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the shorter side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B8%29%2Fx+=+12%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B8%29%2Fx+=+12%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%282x%2B8%29+=+12x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%282x%2B8%29+=+12x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10x+%2B+40+=+12x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10x+%2B+40+=+12x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40+=+12x+-+10x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40+=+12x+-+10x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40+=+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40+=+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+40%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+40%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+20cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+20cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...... the shorter side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the longer side is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2820%29%2B8+=+48cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2820%29%2B8+=+48cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the 2nd rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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