document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126297>Question 1126297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you solve for L Please\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2L+2W+2H  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+%28P-2W-2H%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+%28P-2W-2H%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to solve for L, so we have to get it all by itself on one side. We want to isolate this term. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The way we do that is to undo PEMDAS. We follow the order of operations in reverse. So we'll undo subtraction first (if there is any subtraction going on), then undo addition (if there is any addition going on) etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W%2B2H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W%2B2H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Here is the starting equation we are given\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P-2W=2L%2B2W%2B2H-2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P-2W=2L%2B2W%2B2H-2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Undoing addition; Subtract 2W from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P-2W=2L%2B2H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P-2W=2L%2B2H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The 2W term goes away on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P-2W-2H=2L%2B2H-2H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P-2W-2H=2L%2B2H-2H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Undoing addition; Subtract 2H from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P-2W-2H=2L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P-2W-2H=2L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The 2H term goes away on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2L+=+P-2W-2H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2L+=+P-2W-2H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Flip the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282L%29%2F2+=+%28P-2W-2H%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282L%29%2F2+=+%28P-2W-2H%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Undoing multiplication; divide both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+%28P-2W-2H%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+%28P-2W-2H%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Optionally we could break up the fraction on the right side to get this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but again it's optional<BR>\n" );
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