document.write( "Question 375738: the length of a retangle is 3 less than 5 times of its width.
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document.write( "write a simplified algebraic expression for the perimeter of a rectangle.
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document.write( "if the rectangle width is tripled and its length is doubled the perimeter of new rectangle is 92 cm greater than original perimeter.
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document.write( "Find the area of the original rectangle. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #267195 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let width =x \n" ); document.write( "length = 5x-3 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 2(x+5x-3) \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 2(6x-3) \n" ); document.write( "=12x-6 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "new rectangle \n" ); document.write( "width = 3x \n" ); document.write( "length = 2(5x-3) \n" ); document.write( "perimeter = 2(3x+2(5x-3)) \n" ); document.write( "perimeter = 2(3x+10x-6) \n" ); document.write( "perimeter = 6x+20x-12 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "6x+20x-12=12x-6+92 \n" ); document.write( "6x+20x-12x=-6+92+12 \n" ); document.write( "14x=98 \n" ); document.write( "/14 \n" ); document.write( "x=98/14 \n" ); document.write( "x=7 cm. the width of original rectangle \n" ); document.write( "length = 5x-3 = 5*7-3 = 32cm \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |