document.write( "Question 1128867: a rectangle has it breath to be 2x and x+y-11.but it lenght is 3y+2 and x+7. find the value of x and y and find the dimesion of the rectangle \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "From the condition, we have these two equations\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x = x + y -11    (1)\r\n" );
document.write( "3y + 2 = x+ 7     (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify each equation\r\n" );
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document.write( " x -  y = -11      (1')\r\n" );
document.write( "-x + 3y =   5      (2')\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add equations (1') and (2'). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2y = -11 + 5 = -6  ====>  y = -6/2 = -3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from eq(1')  x = y - 11 = -3 - 11 = -14.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  x= -14;  y= -3.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "@josgarithmetic correctly noticed that with these values of x and y the dimensions of the \"rectangle\" are negative,\r
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