document.write( "Question 808582: length of a rectangle is three times its breadth.perimeter of the rectangle 40cm find its length and width\r
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Breadth = x
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\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 2*length + 2*breadth
\n" ); document.write( "40 = 2(3x) + 2*x
\n" ); document.write( "40 = 6x + 2x
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 40
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Length = 15cm
\n" ); document.write( "Width/Breadth = 5cm
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