document.write( "Question 1098222: The length of a rectangle is three more than twice the width the perimeter is 66 cm find the length \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #712596 by wilft1(217)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! word problems, gotta love em' \n" ); document.write( "i'm brain farting on the exact formula, but I was able to do it by visualizing it into my head \n" ); document.write( "2x + 6 + 2(2x) = 66 \n" ); document.write( "your length is two lengths (on both sides of the rectangle), so 2x, 3 cm longer than the width, there are 2 sides so it will be + 3, then twice the width of the perimeter, so 2(2x) \n" ); document.write( "do the math and x = 10 \n" ); document.write( "your shorter sides are 10 cm each, so width is 20 total \n" ); document.write( "longer side is twice the width and 3 more, so 10 + 10 + 3 = 23\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "two sides for length = 46, two sides for width is 20, perimeter = 66\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "length is 23 \n" ); document.write( "width is 10 \n" ); document.write( " |