document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=123791>Question 123791</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width. Find the length and width if the perimeter is 54 meters.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem says: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=5+W  where L  is the Length and W is the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 2L+2W=54 The perimeter of the rectangle is L+L+W+W=2L+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have 2 equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=5+W <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L+2W=54 we replace the first ecuation into the second one, so insted of L we will have (5+L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the second ecuation changes to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(5+W)+2W=54  so 10+2W+2W=54 so 4W=54-10 so 4W=44 so W=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "than in L=5+W, we replace W=11, so L=5+11=16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So L=16 and W=11.<BR>\n" );
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