document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971577>Question 971577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a room twice as long as the width. If the area of the room is 72 square feet, what is the perimeter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is 2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area=length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x*x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the room is 6 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the room is 12 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter=2(length+width)=2(12+6)=2(18)=36 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter is 36 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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