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Question 75886: How do I find the perimeter of a rectangle with the sides of:
5x+1 (left height), 9X (top length), 8x-2 (right height), 17x-6 (bottom length)
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Question 76192: Hi, I could really use some help with this problem.
A rectangle has one vertex on the line x>0, another at the orgin, one on the positive x-axis, and one on the positive y-axis.
Draw the graph. Express the area of rectangle A(x) as a function of horizontal side x. Find the dimensions and area of largest rectangle that can fit under the line in Quadrant 1.
Thank you,
Jodi
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Question 76273: The length of a rectangle is 7 in. more than twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 32 in., find the width of the rectangle.
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Question 76678: Find the length of each side of the rectangle so that it has the given perimeter.
Note: Perimeter = 2*length + 2*width
Length= 2x-5
Width= x

p=50 in.
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Question 76677: Divide.
50p^9q^5/ 10pq^2
A) 5p8q3
B) 5p9q3
C) 40p8q3
D) 40p9q3

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Question 76676: A rectangle has sides of 3x � 4 and 7x + 10. Find the expression that represents its perimeter.
[Perimeter = 2* width + 2*length]

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Question 76810: Please help.
The length of a rectangle is 2 ft longer than the width. If the area is 16 ft^2, then what are the length and width?
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Question 76922: A rectangular sheet of paper measures 8 1/2inches by 11 inches. What is the area of the sheet?
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Question 76924: Mr. Hudson's rectangular lot is 18 meters wide and 31 meters long. What is the area of his lot?
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Question 77091: Geometry. Find the perimeter of the given figure.
Figure is a rectangle with a length of: x/ 2x � 5
and height of: 8/ 2x � 5

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Question 77120: A rectangular field is three times as long as it is wide and it is enclosed by a fence x feet in length. What is the areas of the field, in terms of x?
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Question 77419: Geometry. The area of a rectangle of length x is given by 3x^2 + 5x. Find the width of the rectangle.
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Question 77538: A room is divided by a rectangle partition 6 feet high and 8 feet long. How many square tiles, each of which covers a 6 inch by 6 inch area, are required to cover one side of this partition? I don't know how to even start!
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Question 77517: the length of a rectangle is 4 less than twice its width. if the area of the rectangle is 20, find the width of the rectangle to the nearest tenth
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Question 77647: The width of a rectangle is 7 ft less than the length. The area of the rectangle is 120 ft2(square). Find the width of the rectangle.
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Question 77651: Simplify-
6y(y+2)
9y2(y+2)

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Question 77680: The width of a rectangle is 5 and the length of the diagonal is 13. Find the area of the rectangle.
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Question 78022: I need extra help with this problem how to work with it.
The length of a rectangle is 1cm more than 4 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 74cm^2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.
My responce to this is HUH...
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Question 76921: I am a rectangle. my area is 36 cm2. My lenght is 12 cm. What is my width? Explain how you decide.
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Question 78401: In what type of quadrilateral are the diagonals NOT always congruent to each other?
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Question 78557: The length of a rectangular playing field is 5ft less than twice it's width. If the perimeter of the playing field is 230ft, find the length and width of the field.
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Question 78608: A rectangular painting with a width of x centimeters has an area of x^2+50x square centimeters. Find a binomial that represents the length.
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Question 78862: d...ch10
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A rectangular garden is to be surrounded by a walkway of constant width. The garden's dimensions are 30ft by 40ft. The total area, garden plus walkway, is to be 1800ft^2. What must be the width of the walkway to the nearest thousandth?
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Question 79044: Geometry. Find the area of the rectangle with these sides:
One side: √3+√5
Another side: √3+√5

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Question 79650: The sides of a rectangle are 10 and 16. Find, to the nearest degree, one of the smaller angles formed at the intersection of the diagonals.
My work:
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Question 79986: The length of a rectangle is 2 in. more than twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 in., find the width of the rectangle.
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Question 79982: A rectangular solid has a base with length 2 cm and width 3 cm. If the volume of the solid is 42 cm^3, find the height of the solid. [Hint: The volume of a rectangular solid is given by V=LWH.]
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Question 81679: I have a figure of a rectangle, the measurement for the top is x/2x-5 and the measurement for the right side is 8/2x-5. I need to find the perimeter of the figure. My answer is x^2/4x-10 and 16/4x-10 am I right? or even close?
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Question 81851: The length of a rectanglular garden is 4 ft. less than 2 times its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 22 ft., find the dimensions of the garden.
Could the formula possibly be 2(2x - 4) - 2x = 22 ???
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Question 82261: The length of a rectangle is 3in more than twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 36in, find the width of the rectangle.
(a)7in
(b)6in
(c)4in
(d)5in
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Question 82760: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 24ft and the width is 7ft, find its width. I know I need to use the formula of P=2L+2W which is P=2(x)+2(7).. Please help
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Question 82824: The lenth of a retangular garden is 2ft less than3 times its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 44ft, find the dimensions of the garden.

I am struggling with this one as story problems are my weak point for some reason can someone please help?
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Question 82802: A rectangle has sides of 3x-4 and 7x+10. Find the expression that represents its perimeter.
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Question 83209: My son has a homework problem which shows a picture of a 10x12 rectangle.
Question 1 asks what the area is? I believe its 120 square units.
Question 2 (im lost) Its says "can you name two other rectangles with the same area? Explain how you can prove that these two rectangles have the same area as the 10x12 rectangle? "
Thanks for the help
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Question 83593: On this particular problem you are to refer to the rectangle, but I don't know how to add the rectangle into this page for a visual effect, but this is the directions and the measurements that I have.
Find the perimeter of the given rectangle: The measurements that I have are: Top part of rectangle (length) is x/2x-5 and the width line on the right is 8/2x-5.
I hope that this is enough to understand what is needed and please explain step by step for me. Thank You.
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Question 84014: when you know the heighth of a rectangle is 12 and the width is 12 how do you get the diagnal measerment?
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Question 84091: The area of a rectangle of length x is given by 3x^2+5x. Find the width of the rectangle. How do I do this?
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Question 84091: The area of a rectangle of length x is given by 3x^2+5x. Find the width of the rectangle. How do I do this?
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Question 84326: In general why is it important to square both sides of an equation?
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Question 85202: P=2L+2W P=23,AND L=7 Solve for W. For some reason Valencia Comm. College thinks that the answer is W=2, I disagree. My answer is 4.5 again and again.

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Question 85215: if the area of a rectangle is 13.5 square units and the length is 1/5 the perimeter. what is the length and width of the rectangle?
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Question 85276: A rectangular label on a book has an area of 44^cm2 and a perimeter of 27cm.Find the dimensions of the label.If somebody could help me with thes thank you a lot.
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Question 85386: How do you find the demensions of a rectangle?

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Question 85705: if the perimeter of the rectanglangle is 48 yards find the length if it is 3x the width
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