SOLUTION: The breath of a rectangle is three cm shorter than the length.If the perimeter pf the rectangle is 58 cm, find the length and breadth of the rectangle.
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Question 1020295: The breath of a rectangle is three cm shorter than the length.If the perimeter pf the rectangle is 58 cm, find the length and breadth of the rectangle. Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
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Make the length = x
Breadth = x - 3
Perimeter = 2 x Length + 2 x Breadth
58 = 2(x) + 2(x - 3)
58 = 2x + 2x - 6
Collect like terms
2x + 2x = 58 + 6
4x = 64
x = 16
Length = 16 cm
Breadth = 13 cm
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