document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829773>Question 829773</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am stuck on this question and don't know where to start.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     The width of a rectangle is 10 mm shorter than its length. Its perimeter is 244 mm. Let l equal the length of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.      Write an expression for the width in terms of the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.      Write an equation for the perimeter in terms of l.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.      Solve the equation, clearly indicating the length of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.      Solve for the width of the rectangle. Clearly indicate the width of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use this little change.  Let L equal the length of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If width is 10 mm shorter than L, then this means L is 10 mm more than the width.  Either way, you have these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length is L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width is L-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also given is perimeter.  2(L+w)=244, using w for width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting in all the expressions, 2(L+(L-10))=244, and you want to find the value for L.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(L+(L-10))=244<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(2L-10)=244<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L-10=122<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L-5=61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=66---------part of the result, the main important result for the solution </SPAN>\n" );
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