document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045783>Question 1045783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 meters. Find the dimension of the room.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 meters. Find the dimension of the room. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let W be the width of the room, in meters.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is W + 6 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the perimeter, we have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "(W+6) + W + (W+6) + W = 24,  or\r\n" );
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document.write( "4W + 12 = 24,  or  4W = 24 - 12 = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then W = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 3 m\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we found the width W = 3 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is W+6 = 3+6 = 9 m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>.  The length is 9 m.  The width is 3 m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Read these lesson and be trained in solving these problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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