SOLUTION: The perimeter of a standard high school basketball court is 268ft. The length is 34ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the court.

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Question 225094: The perimeter of a standard high school basketball court is 268ft. The length is 34ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the court.
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The perimeter of a standard high school basketball court is 268ft. The length is 34ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the court.

Step 1. The perimeter P means adding up all the four sides of a rectangle.

Step 2. Let w be the width.

Step 3. Let w+34 be the length since the length is 34 ft longer than the width.

Step 4. Then, P=w+w+w+34+w+34=268.

Step 5. Solving yields the following steps

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YOUR ANSWER


  • This is an equation! Solutions: w=50.
  • Graphical form: Equation was fully solved.
  • Text form: w+w+w+34+w+34=268 simplifies to 0=0
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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For w=50 , then w+34=84 and P=2(50+84)=268 which is a true statement.

Step 6. ANSWER: The width is 50 feet and he length is 84 feet.

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