SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3m more than 5 times the width.The perimeter is 126m find the length and width.

Question 118469: The length of a rectangle is 3m more than 5 times the width.The perimeter is 126m find the length and width.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First thing we know is that the length is given by where w is the width. The second thing we know is that the perimeter of a rectangle is given by .

Substituting:

And,

So the dimensions are 53 meters by 10 meters
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