document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114269>Question 1114269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To obtain a pleasing rectangular shape, the ancient Greeks constructed buildings with a length that was about 1/6 longer than the width. If the width of Parthenon is 30.89 meters, then what is its perimeter? What is the area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #729276 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=729276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let L = length and let W = width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a pleasing geometric shape, according to the ancient greeks, requires L = W + 1/6 * W which is equal to 6/6 * W + 1/6 * W which is equal to 7/6 * W.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have L = 7/6 * W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if W = 30.89 meters, then L = 7/6 * 30.89 = 36.038333333 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the perimeter is equal to 2L + 2W which is equal to 2 * (L + W) which is equal to 133.856666667 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area is equal to L * W which is equal to 1113.224117 square meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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