SOLUTION: A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The length of the rectangle is 4 cm less than twice the side of the square, and the width of the rectangle is 6 cm less than the s

Question 1050410: A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The length of the rectangle is 4 cm less than twice the side of the square, and the width of the rectangle is 6 cm less than the side of the square. Find the perimeter of each figure.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the side of the square
Let = the length of the rectangle
Let = the width of the rectangle
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cm
cm
cm
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By substitution:

and

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The perimeter of the square is:

cm
The perimeter of the rectangle is:

cm

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