document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=841232>Question 841232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is three times it's width. A new rectangle is created by decreasing the length of the original rectangle by half. By what factor must the original width be multiplied, if the area remains unchanged? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 3W<BR>\n" );
document.write( " A new rectangle is created by decreasing the length of the original rectangle by half.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " By what factor must the original width be multiplied, if the area remains unchanged? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the factor to accomplish this = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5L * xW = L * W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by L<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5xW = W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 is the factor to accomplish this (double the width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that works, assume L=30; W=10 originally, A = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New rectangle L=15; W=20; A = 300 </SPAN>\n" );
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