SOLUTION: A rectangular parking lot has a perimeter of 874. The length is 8 more then twice the width, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 1154100: A rectangular parking lot has a perimeter of 874. The length is 8 more then twice the width, find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A rectangular parking lot has a perimeter of :


......eq.1
if the length is more then the width , we have
.....eq.2, substitute it in eq.1

......eq.1





go back to eq.2

.....eq.2, substitute






the dimensions of the rectangle are by


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