document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78828>Question 78828</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072538953/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rectangular notepad: The length of a rectangular notepad is 2 cm longer than twice the width. If the perimeter is 34 cm, then what are the length and width? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56648 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From the given information, you may write an equation for the length in terms of the width as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation #1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=l=2w%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"l=2w%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You also know the perimeter, so you may write an equation for that in terms of l and w:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation #2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2l%2B2w=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2l%2B2w=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have 2 equations and two unknowns. That means you can solve for the two unknowns. First substitute your value of l in Equation #1 into Equation #2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%282w%2B2%29%2B2w=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%282w%2B2%29%2B2w=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And solve for w:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4w%2B4%2B2w=34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w%2B4%2B2w=34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6w=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6w=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that you know the value of w, you can substitute that value back into Equation #1 and solve for l. I will leave that part of the problem up to you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good Luck,<BR>\n" );
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