document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70282>Question 70282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A room is 1.5 times long as it is wide and its perimeter is 25 meters. find the dimension of the room? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50120 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=50120\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two equations are required.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that the perimeter of a rectangle is given by adding a length, a width, another length, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and another width to get the perimeter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L represent the Length, W represent the Width, and P represent the Perimeter of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "rectangle.  With this notation, the equation for the perimeter of the rectangle is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+L+%2B+W+%2B+L+%2B+W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+L+%2B+W+%2B+L+%2B+W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This simplifies to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+2%2AL+%2B+2%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+2%2AL+%2B+2%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem gives the perimeter as 25 meters.  Substitute this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25+=+2%2AL+%2B+2%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25+=+2%2AL+%2B+2%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem also says that the length is 1.5 times the width.  In equation form, this is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+1.5%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+1.5%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute this in place of L in the perimeter equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25+=+2%2A1.5%2AW+%2B+2%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25+=+2%2A1.5%2AW+%2B+2%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply out the first term on the right side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25+=+3%2AW+%2B+2%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25+=+3%2AW+%2B+2%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and combine the two terms on the right side to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25+=+5%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25+=+5%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 5 and you find that <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+5+meters ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+5+meters\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And since the length is 1.5 times as long, the length is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+1.5%2A5+=+7.5+meters ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+1.5%2A5+=+7.5+meters\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check it.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+7.5+%2B+5+%2B+7.5+%2B+5+=+25+meters ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+7.5+%2B+5+%2B+7.5+%2B+5+=+25+meters\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer checks.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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