The Create Phrases button has been clicked to breakup the Input problem into phrases ready for translation.
The phrases are shown in the All Phrases box.
The Translate Phrase button has been clicked twice.
The first phrase, "The length of a rectangle is 1 less than twice its width" has resulted in:
The variable definitions for the Length and Width in the Let Statements text box.
The translated statement: "L=2W-1" in the Given text box..
On the second Translate Phrase click, the 3 phrases in the Active Phrases box are translated as a group, since they must be treated together to form the next step. This results in the following translated equation"
"(L-1)(W-3)=LW-36" in the Given text box.
Note that the arrow in the Given box points to the equation corresponding to the phrases in the Active Phrases text box.
The next Translate Phrase button would show what is to be found: the Dimensions. Dimensions would in turn be translated to the Length and Width, the dimensions of the rectangle.
The focus is still on theTranslate Phrase button because there is still another phrase to be translated.
Note the External Formulas text box. It is used to show what external mathematical formula is applicable to the problem.
This formula, A=LW, the rectangle area formula would be displayed when the External Formulas button is clicked.
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