document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146330>Question 1146330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What rectangle has an area of 84ft  and  a perimiter of 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L * w = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and a perimeter of 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L + 2w = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify, divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + w = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = (20-w)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the first equation, replace L with (40-w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20-w) * w = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-w^2 + 20w - 84 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 - 20w + 84 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factors to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w-6)(x-14) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the smaller solution is the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 6, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "find L: 20-6 = 14 is the length<BR>\n" );
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