SOLUTION: the length of an instructors bulletin board is 10in longer than the height. the perimeter of the bulletin board is 196in find the length and height

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Question 962499: the length of an instructors bulletin board is 10in longer than the height. the perimeter of the bulletin board is 196in find the length and height
Answer by hkwu(60)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the perimeter is 196, then

and

so






and so

The board has length 49in and height 39in.
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