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document.write( "let x=width of solar panel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-12=length (12 inches shorter then 4 times its width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(length+width)=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+4x-12)=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-24=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-12=68<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dimensions?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width=20 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length=68 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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