SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2 more than 5 times its width. Find the area of the rectangle if its perimeter is 64 in.
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Question 1143096: The length of a rectangle is 2 more than 5 times its width. Find the area of the rectangle if its perimeter is 64 in.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let l be the length of the rectange and w be the width of the rectangle
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l = 5w +2
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2l +2w = 64
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2 * (5w+2) + 2w = 64
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10w +4 +2w = 64
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12w = 60
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w = 5
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l = 5 * 5 +2 = 27
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Area of rectangle = 27 * 5 = 135 square inches
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