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Question 31766This question is from textbook Beginning and Intermediate Algebra
: I would appreciate any help.
At an IMAX theater, the giant rectangular movie screen has a width 26 feet less than its length. If its perimeter is 332 feet, find the area of the screen. This question is from textbook Beginning and Intermediate Algebra

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2L+2W=PERIMETER OR 2x+2(X-26)=332 OR 2X+2X-52=332 OR 4X=332+52 OR
4X=384 OR X=384/4 OR X=96
PROOF 2(96)+2(90-26)=332 OR 192+2(70)=332 OR 192+140=332 OR 332=332