document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11682>Question 11682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 32 inches and the area is 60 square inches. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I drew a rectangle and labled the sides x and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I wrote the following two exuations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=32 and xy=60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am now stuck. Can you help, please? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+2y=32 and xy=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> x+y=16 and xy=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> y = 16-x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> x(16-x)=60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have a quadratic, which needs to be solved. Hopefully by factorisation. If not..the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1x60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looking at these, 6 and 10 can add to make 16, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-10)(x-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x-10=0 OR x-6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x=10 OR x=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, basically we have x=10, so y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or we have the opposite, x=6 and y=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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