document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=863498>Question 863498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 54 cm. It's length is 6 cm. What is it's width. solve algebraically and arithmetically. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " p = 2(l + w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 = 2(6 + w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 = 12 +2 w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12   -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42     = 2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 21 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second problem Jerry is 50 inches tall and is growing at the rate of 1/24 inch per month. Adam is 47 inches tall and is growing at the rate of 1/8 inch per month. If they continue to grow at the same rates for the next 4 years, in how many months will they be the same height?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve 2 different ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "specify what basic mathematics concept/relation is used to support your solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is for months, and y is for how tall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a simple two dimensional linear system problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry starts at 50 inches and Adam at 47 inches in tallness.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry's slope or growth rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches per month and Adam's is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inche per month.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Their tallness equations are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%281%2F24%29x%2B50%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%281%2F24%29x%2B50%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adam:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%281%2F8%29x%2B47%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%281%2F8%29x%2B47%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to know the point of intersection for these two equations.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find this intersection point, either algebraically or graphically. </SPAN>\n" );
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