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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is 20cm and its area is 14cm^2. Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle to one decimal place. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2(L+W) = 20cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L*W = 14cm^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L+W = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"W\" and solve for \"L\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L(10-L) = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10L-L^2 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L^2 - 10L + 14 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Quadratic Formula to solve for L::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 1.68..cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 10-1.68 = 8.32...cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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