document.write( "Question 821023: the length of a rectangle is 10 feet longer than the width. if the perimeter is 104 feet find the length and width of the rectangle
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Algebra.Com's Answer #493845 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the length of a rectangle is 10 feet longer than the width. if the perimeter is 104 feet find the length and width of the rectangle \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "Let the width be \"w\"; \n" ); document.write( "Then the length is \"w+10\" \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 2(width + length) \n" ); document.write( "104 = 2(w + w+10) \n" ); document.write( "52 = 2w + 10 \n" ); document.write( "2w = 42 \n" ); document.write( "width = 21 ft. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "length = w +10 = 31 ft. \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================== \n" ); document.write( " |