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The line between ( 5,9 ) and ( 5,3 ) is a vertical line
\n" ); document.write( "from $\"+y+=+3+\"$ to $\"+y+=+9+\"$ the length is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9+-+3+=+6+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The line between ( 3,9 ) and ( 3,3 ) is also vertical
\n" ); document.write( "from $\"+y+=+3+\"$ to $\"+y+=+9+\"$ the length is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9+-+3+=+6+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The line between ( 5,9 ) and ( 3,9 ) is a horizontal line
\n" ); document.write( "from $\"+x+=+3+\"$ to $\"+x+=+5+\"$ the length is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+-+3+=+2+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The line between ( 3,3 ) and ( 5,3 ) is also horizontal
\n" ); document.write( "from $\"+x+=+3+\"$ to $\"+x+=+5+\"$ the length is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+-+3+=+2+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The length of the border is $\"+6+%2B+6+%2B+2+%2B+2+=+16+\"$
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