document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=889573>Question 889573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the lenght of the rectangle is 5 cm less then twice the width. if the perimeter is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "greater than 36 cm but less than 50cm, What is the longest possible lenght of the <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #538255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=538255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w = width and L = length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=2w-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=2w-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50%3E2w%2B2L%3E36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50%3E2w%2B2L%3E36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wanting the longest length, first solve for w in terms of L.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=%28L%2B5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=%28L%2B5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and substitute this into the inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the LONGEST possible rectangle, L can be <s><s>as near to 15 as desired but still must be less than</s></s> 15.  A suitable value for w can then be found in order to agree with the inequality.<BR>\n" );
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