document.write( "Question 118928: the perimeter of a rectangle is 160ft.one fourth the length is the same as twice the width.find the dimensions of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the perimeter of a rectangle is 160ft.one fourth the length is the same as twice the width.find the dimensions of the rectangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the perimeter \"P=160ft\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "one fourth the length \"L\" is the same as twice the width \"W\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29L+=+2W\"…..=>…\"%281%2F4%29L%2F2+=+W\"…..=>…\"+%281%2F2%29L+=+W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft+=+2%28L%2BW%29\"……………..substitute \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft+=+2%28L%2B%281%2F2%29L%29\"……………..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft+=+2L%2B+2%281%2F2%29L%29\"……………..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft+=+2L%2B+cross%282%29%281%2Fcross%282%29%29L%29\"……………..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft+=+2L%2B+L\"……………..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft+=+3L\"……………..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160ft%2F3+=+L\"……………..
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+53.3ft\"……………..\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+%281%2F2%29L+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+%281%2F2%29+53.3ft+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+%281%2F2%29+53.3ft+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+26.65ft\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%2853.3ft+%2B26.65ft%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%2879.98ft%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%2880ft%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=160ft\"\r
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