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document.write( "    one side of a rectangle is 3 less than the other side and the perimeter is 54 inches long what are the dimensions of the rectangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Let the length of the rectangle be = l = x inc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      the width of the rectangle will be = b = x-3  inc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          perimeter of the rectangle is = p = 54 inc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                  p = 2(l+b)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                 54 = 2(x+x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                 54/2 = 2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                 27 = 2x-3  or  27+3 = 2x  i.e, 2x = 30 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                                                 x= 30/2 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        length of the rectangle  = l = 15 inch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        width of the rectangle   = b = 15-3 = 12 inch<BR>\n" );
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