document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978305>Question 978305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter is 38 Meters and its area is 84 square meters, find its dimension.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you can help me :) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2 x Length + 2 x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = Length x Width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = Length x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84 = Length x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 84/Length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute W = 84/L into perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2 x Length + 2 x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38 = 2L + 2(84/L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38 = 2L + 168/L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thro'out by L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38L = 2L^2 + 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sort into equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ax^2 + bx + c = 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L^2 - 38L + 168 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide through by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L^2 - 19L + 84 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factorise<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(L - 7)(L - 12) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore L = 7m W = 12m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or L = 12m  W = 7m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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