document.write( "Question 980327: The perimeter of a rectangular swimming pool is 86m and its area is 450m² . how would you represent the length and the width of the pool …\r
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L=length; W=width; A=Area=450m^2; P=Perimeter=86m
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"86m=2%28L%2BW%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"43m=L%2BW\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"43m-W=L\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=LW\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"450m%5E2=LW\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28450m%5E2%29%2FW=L\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"450%2FW=43-W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"450=43W-W%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W%5E2-43W%2B450=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28W-25%29%28W-18%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W-25=0\"$ $\"OR\"$ $\"W-18=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=25\"$ $\"OR\"$ $\"W=18\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: The width is 25 meters or 18 meters, and the length is the other
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