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document.write( "Let width be W
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document.write( "Then length = W + 5
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document.write( "Since perimeter = 46, then: 2W + 2(W + 5) = 46
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document.write( "2W + 2W + 10 = 46
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document.write( "4W + 10 = 46
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document.write( "4W = 46 – 10
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document.write( "4W = 36
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document.write( "W, or width = , or 9
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document.write( "Length: 9 + 5, or 14
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document.write( "Area: 9(14), or  sq cm \n" );
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