document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99084>Question 99084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this problem: the length of a rectangle is 4cm more than twice its width. the perimeter is 86cm. find the width and length. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width be \"x\" cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is \"x+4\" cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2(x+4) = 86 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x+4 = 43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 19.5 cm (this is the width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 23.5 cm ( this is the length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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