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Algebra.Com's Answer #601421 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=9+y for length with width y. \n" ); document.write( "Area is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "New rectangle, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "Simplify this new rectangle equation. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "What to do next, is substitute for A using the original area equation. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "The meaningful value for *y is \n" ); document.write( "* \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "*Those are wrong, because of the noted OBVIOUS MISTAKE. \n" ); document.write( "New rectangle width should be y-4, not y+4.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "DONE CORRECTLY, THIS IS HOW THE STEPS GO: \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "NEW: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "Returning to \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |