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document.write( "The system of equations is \r\n" );
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document.write( "2L + 2W = 40,\r\n" );
document.write( "LW      = 96.\r\n" );
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document.write( "L + W = 20,\r\n" );
document.write( "LW    = 96.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 12 and 8.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L = 20- W,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W^2 - 20W + 96 = 0,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(W-12)*(W-8) = 0.\r
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