SOLUTION: a rectangle field has a length that is 7.5 meters longer than its width. its perimeter is 35 meters. What are the dimensions of this field?

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Question 1068456: a rectangle field has a length that is 7.5 meters longer than its width. its perimeter is 35 meters. What are the dimensions of this field?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle,

For this rectangle,

and

Substituting,




So,
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