document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93349>Question 93349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John made a rectangular pen for his dog using 28 feet of fencing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the width of the pen is 2 feet more than one-half the length, what are the length and width of the pen? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "* Recangular Pen\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* 28 feet fencing ==> perimeter of the rectangle is 28 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* width of the pen is 2 feet more than one-half the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let us assume that , length = x feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One half of the length = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2 feet more than one-half the length = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, width = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of the rectangle is given by the formula,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2 (length + width)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 28 = 2 ( x + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide throughout the expression by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 14 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=++x+%2B+++x%2F2++%2B+2++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"++x+%2B+++x%2F2++%2B+2++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Again multiply throughout by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+14%2A2++=2%2A+x+%2B++2%2A%28+x%2F2%29++%2B+2%2A+2++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+14%2A2++=2%2A+x+%2B++2%2A%28+x%2F2%29++%2B+2%2A+2++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+28+=+2x+%2Bx+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+28+=+2x+%2Bx+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+28+=+3x+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+28+=+3x+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4 from both sides....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 28 - 4 = 3x + 4 - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 24 = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+24%2F3+=+3x%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+24%2F3+=+3x%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 8 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is length = 8 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, width = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%288%2F2%29%2B+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%288%2F2%29%2B+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> width 4 + 2 = 6 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope ypou found the explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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