document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866589>Question 866589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 cm longer than the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 50 cm. Find the length and width of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L=length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Formula for perimeter, p=2(w+L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=w%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=w%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28w%2BL%29=p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28w%2BL%29=p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2BL=p%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2BL=p%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=p%2F2-w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=p%2F2-w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2B5=p%2F2-w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2B5=p%2F2-w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2Bw=p%2F2-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2Bw=p%2F2-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w=p%2F2-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w=p%2F2-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=%28p%2F2-5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=%28p%2F2-5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28w=p%2F4-5%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28w=p%2F4-5%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Actual correct steps can vary some, but w, if in symbolic form must be equivalent to the green-outlined formula shown.  Just substitute for the given p value of 50, and compute w.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could do all this without being in pure symbolic form - it's up to you; but it depends on how many of this general type of rectangle exercise you have.  This is a very frequent type of exercise problem and generalizing its solution can be more efficient if you have many of these. </SPAN>\n" );
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