document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186705>Question 1186705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle was formed from a piece of wire whose length is 4m more than its<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width. The wire is bent again into a semi-circle with radius 17m, find the area of the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #817681 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52787)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=817681\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The meaning of this problem is unclear,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since it is unclear from the post, if the semi-circle includes the diameter, making the shape a closed curve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In distinction from other shapes, well defined in Geometry, like triangles, quadrilaterals, circles etc., \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "semi-circle IS NOT a canonic well-defined shape (is not a canonical shape).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, when someone mentions a semi-circle, it should be described if the diameter is included or not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Without clear meaning, the problem CAN NOT be solved, and any solution (as you obtained from the other tutor) is QUESTIONABLE.\r<BR>\n" );
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