SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle dinning hall is 8 feet less than twice its width. The perimeter of the room will be 134 feet. What are the dimensions of the dinning hall?
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Question 1127787: The length of a rectangle dinning hall is 8 feet less than twice its width. The perimeter of the room will be 134 feet. What are the dimensions of the dinning hall?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the length of a rectangle dinning hall is less than its width , we have
.......eq.1
if the perimeter of the room will be , then
..............substitute from eq.1
....solve for
go to eq.1, substitute
.......eq.1
the dimensions of the dinning hall are by
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