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document.write( "the length of a rectangle is 5 cm less than twice the width. the area is 88 cm squared. find the length and width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L*W=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2W-5)W=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2-5W-88=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2W+11)(W-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=8 ANSWER FOR THE WIDTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=2*8-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=16-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=11 FOR THE LENGTH.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*11-5=22-5=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*11=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88=88\r<BR>\n" );
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