document.write( "Question 1085293: The height of the bookcase is 3 feet longer than the length of the shelf. If 18 feet of lumber is available for the entire unit, find the length and height of the unit. \n" ); document.write( "
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18 feet of lumber available = perimeter\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = length\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(x) + 2(x+3) = 18
\n" ); document.write( "4x + 6 = 18
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The bookshelf is 3 feet long and 6 feet high.
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