document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187412>Question 1187412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle with it dimensions in centimetres Length up(3y+2)cm and down(x+7)cm and breadth left 2xcm and right (x+y+1)cm (a) find the value of x and y (b) the dimension of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Opposite sides of a rectangle have equal lengths, so<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "[1] 3y+2 = x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2] 2x = x+y+1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve the problem....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Solve [2] for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Substitute that value of x in [1] to find y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Verify that your x and y satisfy the given conditions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) Answer the questions that are asked<br><BR>\n" );
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