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The length of a rectangle is 5cm less than twice its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 26 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the width be \"W\".
\n" ); document.write( "Then length = L = 2W-5
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 2(W + L)
\n" ); document.write( "26 = 2(W + 2W-5)
\n" ); document.write( "13 = W +2W - 5
\n" ); document.write( "13 = 3W - 5
\n" ); document.write( "3W = 18
\n" ); document.write( "W = 6 cm (width)
\n" ); document.write( "L = 2W-5 = 7 cm (length)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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