document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793699>Question 793699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rectangle shown is 3 times as long as it is wide. State algebraically that perimeter is 2 inches. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length = 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 2(length +width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = 2(3x + x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/4 inches (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 3/4 inches (length)<BR>\n" );
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