SOLUTION: Find the length and width of a rectangle whose perimeter is 48 feet and whose area is 135 square feet.

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Question 1120202: Find the length and width of a rectangle whose perimeter is
48 feet and whose area is
135 square feet.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x and y dimensions

system%28x%2By=24%2Cxy=135%29

Factorizing 135 includes a combination, 15%2A9=135. Also notice 15%2B9=24.


Length, 15
Width, 9