SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is the expression (6x+10). Find one possible algebraic expression for the length and one possible algebraic expression for the width.

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Question 771174: The perimeter of a rectangle is the expression (6x+10). Find one possible algebraic expression for the length and one possible algebraic expression for the width.
Answer by Jc0110(165) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the length of rectangle to be a while the width to be b.
2a%2B2b=6x%2B10
2a%2F2%2B2b%2F2=6x%2F2%2B10%2F2
a%2Bb=3x%2B5
The length, a=3x%2B5-b.
The width, b=3x%2B5-a