SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 84cm. Its shortest side has a length of 3cm. State the length of the longest side.

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Question 1155172: The perimeter of a rectangle is 84cm.
Its shortest side has a length of 3cm.
State the length of the longest side.




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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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perimeter of rectangle = 2l +2w
2L+2W =84
w=3
2L+6=84
2L =84-16
2L =68
l = 68/2
l=34

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is 84cm.
Its shortest side has a length of 3cm.
State the length of the longest side.
Correct answer: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C2%2C+39%2C+cm%29%29