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document.write( "A rectangular room is 3 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is 22 meters. Find the dimension of the room. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let W be the width, in meters.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is W+3 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the perimeter, you have then\r\n" );
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document.write( "W + (W+3) + W + (W+3) = 22,  or\r\n" );
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document.write( "4W + 6 = 22,  or\r\n" );
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document.write( "4W = 22 - 6,\r\n" );
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document.write( "4W = 16,\r\n" );
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document.write( "W = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the width is 4 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is 4 + 3 = 7 m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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