document.write( "Question 1151116: The perimeter of a rectangle is 8 inches. The length of the rectangle is one inch more than twice the width of the rectangle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is \"8+\"inches.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28a%2Bb%29=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Bb=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=4-b\".......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the length \"a\" of the rectangle is \"1\" inch \"more+\"than \"twice\" the \"width\" of the rectangle \"b\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=2b%2B1\" ......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-b=2b%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4-1=2b%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3=3b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find \"a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=4-1\".......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the length of the rectangle is \"3\" inches
\n" ); document.write( " the width of the rectangle is \"1\" inch\r
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