document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134255>Question 1134255</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a rectangle has the following sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the widths are x^2 & y respectively\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the lengths are 4y+8 & 20x-16 respectively\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one side must have an odd integer length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the perimeter. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The two widths are equal, and the two lengths are equal:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y+8 = 20x-16  -->  4y = 20x-24  -->  y = 5x-6<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 5x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x+6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)(x-2) = 0<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x could be either 3 or 2; check to see which (if either) satisfies all the conditions of the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 2 then y = x^2 = 4; the dimensions are 2 and 4.  Not right -- the problem says one dimension has to be an odd integer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 3 then y = x^2 = 9; the dimensions are 3 and 9.  This is okay; both dimensions are odd integers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can find the perimeter to answer the question. </SPAN>\n" );
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