document.write( "Question 917641: The rectangle has a perimeter of 5 units. What is the value of x?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The rectangle has a perimeter of \"P=5\" units.
\n" ); document.write( "The length is \"L=3%2F%28x%2B2%29+\" and the width is \"W=+2%2F%28x-3%29+\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=2%283%2F%28x%2B2%29+%2B2%2F%28x-3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=%286%28x-3%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-3%29%29%2B4%28x%2B2%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%29+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=%286x-18%2B4x%2B8%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=%2810x-10%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29=10x-10+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28x%5E2%2B2x-3x-6%29=10x-10+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%5E2%2B10x-15x-30-10x%2B10=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%5E2-15x-20=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%5E2%2F5-15x%2F5-20%2F5=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-3x-4=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx-4x-4=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2Bx%29-%284x%2B4%29=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B1%29-4%28x%2B1%29=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%28x%2B1%29=0+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-4=0+\" => \"x=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1=0+\"=>\"x=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since we have rectangle, we need only positive solution; so\"x=4\" \r
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