document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=922576>Question 922576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So, there's a rectangle named FGHJ. FG(top base) is 4x+11 and GH(right side) is 3x-1. The perimeter is 48. Find x, then find the area of the rectangle. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried setting them equal to each other, but that didn't work because they both aren't going to be the same thing.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559621 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=559621\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's say the horizontal sides are the length, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+4x%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+4x%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Recall that the parallel sides of a rectangle are congruent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertical sides are the width, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+3x+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+3x+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of the rectangle is found by this formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+2%2A%28L%2BW%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+2%2A%28L%2BW%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where P is the perimeter, L is the length, W is the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+2%2A%28L%2BW%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+2%2A%28L%2BW%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48+=+2%2A%284x%2B11%2B3x+-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48+=+2%2A%284x%2B11%2B3x+-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+4x%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+4x%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+3x+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+3x+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48+=+2%2A%287x%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48+=+2%2A%287x%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48+=+14x%2B20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48+=+14x%2B20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28+=+14x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28+=+14x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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