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document.write( "Let width and length be W, and L, respectively
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document.write( "Then: 2(W + L) = 30_____2(W + L) = 2(15)_____W + L = 15_____W = 15 – L ------ eq (i)
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document.write( "LW = 30 ------- eq (ii)
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document.write( "L(15 – L) = 36 ------- Substituting 15 – L for W in eq (ii)
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document.write( "(L - 12)(L - 3) = 0
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document.write( "L, or length = 12				OR				L = 3\r
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document.write( "If length = 12, then width = 3
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document.write( "If length = 3, then width = 12
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