SOLUTION: solving problems involving inequalities The length of a rectangle is 7 cm longer than the width. The perimeter is no more than 38 cm.

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The length of a rectangle is 7 cm longer than the width. The perimeter is no more than 38 cm.

Answer by pv=nrt15rcks(23)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
38= 2x+ 2(x+7)
Solve for x, and you get the shorter of the 2 sets of sides. Add 7 to x to get the longer of the two sets of sides.

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