SOLUTION: A rectangle's width is 1 meter more than half of its length. Find the dimensions if the perimeter measures 53 meters.

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Question 233644: A rectangle's width is 1 meter more than half of its length. Find the dimensions if the perimeter measures 53 meters.
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A rectangle's width is 1 meter more than half of its length. Find the dimensions if the perimeter measures 53 meters.
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Let length = L
The width = (1/2)L+1
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Perimeter = 2(W + L)
53 = 2((1/2L+1 + L)
53 = 2((3/2)L + 1)
52 = 3L + 2
3L = 51
L = 17 meters (length)
W = (1/2)L + 1 = 8.5+1 = 9.5 meters (width)
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Cheers,
Stan H.