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document.write( "If the perimeter of a tennis court is 228 feet and the width is three feet shorter than half of the length, what are the dimensions of the tennis court? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #441772 by checkley79(3341) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P=2L+2W \n" ); document.write( "W=L/2-3 \n" ); document.write( "228=2L+2(L/2-3) \n" ); document.write( "228=2L+L-6 \n" ); document.write( "3L=228+6 \n" ); document.write( "3L=134 \n" ); document.write( "L=234/3 \n" ); document.write( "L=78 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH. \n" ); document.write( "W=78/2-3=39-3=36 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( "228=2*78+2*36 \n" ); document.write( "228=156+72 \n" ); document.write( "228=228 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |