SOLUTION: a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. the perimeter is 60 feet. find the dimensions
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Question 263103: a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. the perimeter is 60 feet. find the dimensions
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide
translates as
(i)
the perimeter is 60 feet
translates as
(ii)
by substitution we get
(iii)
solving for L, we get
(Iv)
and L = 10 ft
So W = 20 ft
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