SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 meters more than twice its width. The perimeter is 48 meters. Let w represent the width. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

Question 668028: The length of a rectangle is 3 meters more than twice its width. The perimeter is 48 meters. Let w represent the width. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
Answer by Adrianne15(25) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let W represent the width of the rectangle. Let the length of the rectangle be (2W+3).
Formula for perimeter (sort-of)
(substitute)
(simplify/expand)
(isolate x)

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Now substitute W into the length expression to find the length.

Therefore, the length of the rectangle is 17 meters, and the width is 7 meters.
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