SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is three centimeters greater than the width. If the perimeter equals 54 centimeters.

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Question 224571: the length of a rectangle is three centimeters greater than the width. If the perimeter equals 54 centimeters.
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The length of a rectangle is three centimeters greater than the width. If the perimeter equals 54 centimeters.

Step 1. The perimeter P means adding up all the four sides of a rectangle.

Step 2. Let w be the width.

Step 3. Let w+3 be the length

Step 4. Then, P=w+w+w+3+w+3=54.

Step 5. Solving yields the following steps

Solved by pluggable solver: EXPLAIN simplification of an expression
Your Result:


YOUR ANSWER


  • This is an equation! Solutions: w=12.
  • Graphical form: Equation w%2Bw%2Bw%2B3%2Bw%2B3=54 was fully solved.
  • Text form: w+w+w+3+w+3=54 simplifies to 0=0
  • Cartoon (animation) form: simplify_cartoon%28+w%2Bw%2Bw%2B3%2Bw%2B3=54+%29
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( w+w+w+3+w+3=54 )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

Look at w%2Bw%2Bw%2Bhighlight_red%28+3+%29%2Bw%2Bhighlight_red%28+3+%29=54.
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes w%2Bw%2Bw%2Bhighlight_green%28+6+%29%2Bw=54.
Look at w%2Bw%2Bw%2Bhighlight_red%28+6+%29%2Bw=54.
Moved 6 to the right of expression
It becomes w%2Bw%2Bw%2Bw%2Bhighlight_green%28+6+%29=54.
Look at .
Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+w+%29,highlight_red%28+w+%29,highlight_red%28+w+%29,highlight_red%28+w+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%281%2B1%2B1%2B1%29%2Aw+%29
It becomes highlight_green%28+%281%2B1%2B1%2B1%29%2Aw+%29%2B6=54.
Look at .
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes %28highlight_green%28+4+%29%29%2Aw%2B6=54.
Look at highlight_red%28+%28highlight_red%28+4+%29%29%2Aw+%29%2B6=54.
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+4+%29
It becomes highlight_green%28+4+%29%2Aw%2B6=54.
Look at 4%2Aw%2B6=highlight_red%28+54+%29.
Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-54+%29
It becomes 4%2Aw%2B6-highlight_green%28+54+%29=0.
Look at 4%2Aw%2Bhighlight_red%28+6+%29-highlight_red%28+54+%29=0.
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes 4%2Aw%2Bhighlight_green%28+-48+%29=0.
Look at 4%2Aw%2Bhighlight_red%28+-48+%29=0.
Removed extra sign in front of -48
It becomes 4%2Aw-highlight_green%28+48+%29=0.
Look at highlight_red%28+4%2Aw-48+%29=0.
Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+4%2Aw-48=0+%29 equivalent to 4*w-48 =0
It becomes highlight_green%28+0+%29=0.
Result: 0=0
This is an equation! Solutions: w=12.

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Done!



For w=12 , then w+3=15 and P=2(12+15)=54 which is a true statement.

Step 6. ANSWER: The width is 12 cm and the length is 15 cm.

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