document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082151>Question 1082151</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the length of a rectangle is increased by 2 and the width is decreased by 1, the area stays the same. If the length of the original rectangle is increased by 8 and the width is decreased by 3, the area still remains the same. What are the dimensions of the original rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the original rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large xy\">, and if you increase the length by 2 and decrease the width by 1 the area becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (x\ +\ 2)(y\ -\ 1)\">, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ xy\ =\ (x\ +\ 2)(y\ -\ 1)\ =\ xy\ +\ 2y\ -\ x\ -\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2y\ -\ x\ =\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise, increasing the length by 8 and decreasing the width by 3 results in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 8y\ -\ 3x\ =\ 24\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the 2X2 system for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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