document.write( "Question 1084029: Suppose that the length of a rectangle is one and two-thirds times as long as its width. The area of the rectangle is 60 square centimeters. Find the length and width of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+A+=+L%2AW+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+L+=+%282%2F3%29%2AW+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+60+=+%282%2F3%29%2AW%2AW+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W%5E2+=+%283%2F2%29%2A60+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W%5E2+=+90+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+=+3%2Asqrt%2810%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+=+3%2A3.1623+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+=+9.487+\"$ cm
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+L+=+%282%2F3%29%2AW+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+L+=+%282%2F3%29%2A9.487+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+L+=+6.3247+\"$ cm
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A+=+L%2AW+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+60+=+6.3247%2A9.487+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+60+=+60.0024+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "error due to rounding off\r
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