document.write( "Question 1126091: The length of rectangular sign is 12 less than twice the width. Its perimeter is 114 feet. What is the length and the width of the sign? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "the length: \"L\"
\n" ); document.write( " the width: \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the length of rectangular sign is \"12\" less than twice the width, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=2W-12\" ...eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if its perimeter is \"114\" feet, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28L%2BW%29=114\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2BW=114%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2BW=57\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=57-W\"....eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2W-12=57-W\".......solve or \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2W%2BW=57%2B12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3W=69\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28W=23%29\" meters\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go back to \"L=2W-12\" ...eq.1 and plug in \"W\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=2%2A23-12\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28L=34%29\" meters\r
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