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The combined Area of a square and a rectangle is 57 square feet. The width of the rectangle is 3 feet more than the length of a side of the square and the length of
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The combined Area of a square and a rectangle is 57 square feet. The width of the rectangle is 3 feet more than the length of a side of the square and the length of the rectangle is 5 feet more than the length of a side of the square. Find the length of the rectangle.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bunch of things to give variables and find expressions ...
s, the sidelength of the square
w, width of rectangle
L, length of rectangle
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Can you do what you need? Three equations and three unknown variables. Two simple substitutions will set you well in the right path.
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