document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998774>Question 998774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle of dimensions 8 cm*6 cm has a border of width 1.5 cm all around it.find the area of the bigger rectangle and hence the area of the border alone. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39626)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=616520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rectangle area,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2A6%2Acm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2A6%2Acm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Including the border, total area, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2B2%2A1.5%29%286%2B2%2A1.5%29%2Acm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2B2%2A1.5%29%286%2B2%2A1.5%29%2Acm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference is the border area alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is why those two number expressions were not computed:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2B2%2A1.5%29%286%2B2%2A1.5%29-8%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2B2%2A1.5%29%286%2B2%2A1.5%29-8%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2B3%29%286%2B3%29-8%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2B3%29%286%2B3%29-8%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2A6%2B3%2A8%2B3%2A6%2B9-8%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2A6%2B3%2A8%2B3%2A6%2B9-8%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----presence of additive inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A8%2B3%2A6%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A8%2B3%2A6%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%288%2B6%29%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%288%2B6%29%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A14%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A14%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2851%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2851%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------area of the border\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can go back and compute the total border plus rectangle area. </SPAN>\n" );
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