SOLUTION: The perimeter of the rectangle 38ft. The length is 5ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system. Let x be the l
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Question 648577: The perimeter of the rectangle 38ft. The length is 5ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system. Let x be the length y be the width.
2x+2y=_
x=y+__
What is the Length? __ft
What is the Width? __Ft
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be the length be the width.
The perimeter of the rectangle
given:
so,
...solve for
.......1
since given that the length is longer than the width
......2
equations 1 and two have equal left sides, so right sides must be equal too; than we have
.........solve for
.........the Width
now find
......2
.......the Length
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