document.write( "Question 1126093: The length of a rectangle is 4m longer than it’s width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 32m, find it’s area \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let the length be \"L\" and width \"W\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the length of a rectangle is \"4m\" longer than it’s width, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=W%2B4\"....eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the perimeter of the rectangle is \"32m\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28L%2BW%29=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2BW=32%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2BW=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"L=16-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( "\"W%2B4=16-W\"...solve for \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W%2BW=16-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2W=12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W=6cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"L=16-W\"........eq.2, plug in \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=16-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=10cm\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then, the area is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A=L%2AW=10%2A6=60cm%5E2\"\r
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