SOLUTION: The perimeter and area of a rectangle if one side is 3 ft shorter than three times the other side. please express in terms of algebraic symbols...

Question 666691: The perimeter and area of a rectangle if one side is 3 ft shorter than three times the other side.
please express in terms of algebraic symbols...
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if one side (let it be ) is shorter than three times the other side (let it be ), then
..........1
The perimeter and area of a rectangle:

the perimeter is

and the area is

..........1..solve for

.....plug it in

..... is expressed in terms of side

... is expressed in terms of side

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