SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 22 in. If the length is one more than the width, what is the area of the rectangle, a square inches?
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Question 1141729: The perimeter of a rectangle is 22 in. If the length is one more than the width, what is the area of the rectangle, a square inches?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathLover1:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x is length
x-1 is width
x+(x-1)=11, the half-perimeter is one length plus one width
2x=12
x=6 inches length
5 inches with
area is 30 in^2.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter of a rectangle is .
=>
=>
=>........eq.1
If the length is one more than the width , we have
....eq.2
substitute it in eq.1
........eq.1....solve for
go to eq.2, substitute
....eq.2
now find the area:
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