SOLUTION: A picture frame (see figure) has a total perimeter of 4 feet. The width of the frame is 0.63 times its length. Find the dimensions of the frame. (Round your answers to two decimal

Question 992171: A picture frame (see figure) has a total perimeter of 4 feet. The width of the frame is 0.63 times its length. Find the dimensions of the frame. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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L=length; W=width=0.63L
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P=2(L+W)
4ft=2(L+0.63L)
2ft=1.63L
1.23ft=L ANSWER 1: The length is 1.23 feet.
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W=0.63L=(0.63)(1.23ft)=0.77ft
ANSWER 2: The width is 0.77 feet
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CHECK:
P=2(L+W)
4ft=2(1.23ft+0.77ft)
4ft=2(2ft)
4ft=4ft
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