document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75657>Question 75657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the perimeter of a rectangle is 18ft and the width is 5ft, find its length. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=54341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is the width+length+width+length. Since the 2 width's   are the same we can say w+w=2w. The same thing applies for the length: L+L=2L. So the perimeter formula can be written as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2w%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2w%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    where P is the perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=2%285%29%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=2%285%29%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    Now plug in the given perimeter and the width to find the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=10%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=10%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18-10=cross%2810-10%29%2B2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18-10=cross%2810-10%29%2B2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 10 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F2=cross%282%2F2%29L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F2=cross%282%2F2%29L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the length is 4 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=10%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=10%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > works </SPAN>\n" );
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