document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=830927>Question 830927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is five times its width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the area of the rectangle is 245 ft, find its perimeter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of the rectangle = 5w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get the area of a rectangle you multiply the length times the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w(w)=245 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w^2=245 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore the width = 7 ft  and the length = 35 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula to find the perimeter is 2w + 2l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(7) + 2(35)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 + 70 = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is 84 ft.  \r<BR>\n" );
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