SOLUTION: perimeter = 50 area = 144 what is the length and width of this rectangle?

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Question 744799: perimeter = 50
area = 144
what is the length and width of this rectangle?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



or

so

next we look at

Which becomes:




after rearranging...

after solving
w=9 or w=16
let's use w=9 (it's smaller so maybe easier to work with)



so l=16, w=9
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