SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3cm greater than it's width. If the perimeter is 46cm, what is the length and width?

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Question 340325: The length of a rectangle is 3cm greater than it's width. If the perimeter is 46cm, what is the length and width?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle,


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.
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Substitute,


cm
Then from eq. 2,

cm

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