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\n" ); document.write( "Rectangular plot of land was altered by increasing its length by X percent while decreasing it's a width by X percent.
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document.write( "The equation is \r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel both sides by the factor LW. You will get the equation for the unknown x:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1+0.01x)*(1-0.01x) = 0.96.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve it yourself?\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is very easy.\r\n" );
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