SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 5 centimeters less than twice its width. the perimeter if the rectangle is 26 centimeters. what are the deminsions of the rectangle.

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Question 181559This question is from textbook algebra 1
: the length of a rectangle is 5 centimeters less than twice its width. the perimeter if the rectangle is 26 centimeters. what are the deminsions of the rectangle.This question is from textbook algebra 1

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Let w be the width of the rectangle. Then the length must be 2w - 5. The perimeter is 2 times the length plus 2 times the width, so:



Solve for w to get the width, then multiply the width by 2 and subtract 5 to get the length.

John