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Question 204198: The width of a rectangle is 4 less than twice its length. If the area of the rectangle is 183 cm^2, what is the length of the diagonal?
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Question 204200: The area of a rectangle is 6, and its diagonal is sqrt{37}. Find its dimensions and perimeter
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Question 204210: the perimeter of a rectangle is 12x+4. if the width is 2x, the length of the rectangle is....
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Question 204201: Suppose that the width of a rectangle is 5 inches shorter than the length and that the perimeter of the rectangle is 50.
a) Set up an equation for the perimeter involving only L, the length of the rectangle.
b) Solve this equation algebraically to find the length of the rectangle. Find the width as well.
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Question 204253: Find an algebraic expression
The perimeter of a rectangle, given that the length is x yards and the width is 10 yards shorter
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Question 204292: Id need help here please, find the dimensions of a rectangle "a" with the greatest area whose perimeter is 30feet. I know that the perimeter of a rectangle is 2l+2w=P and i also know that to solve for the length; l= p-2w/2 and to solve for the Area; A=lw but here i dont have the length or width so how would I solve this problem?? I have came as far as; l=p-2w/2 so l=30(ft)-2w/2... I now i didnt come far and that its pretty lousy -_- that i only came as far as that, but thats exactly why i need help.
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Question 204546: The perimeter of a large rectangular store room measures 900 ft. The surface area of its floor is found to be 50,000 sq ft. How long is each side of the store room?
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Question 204769: The length of a rectangle is 3 more than twice its width. The perimeter is 48 feet. Find the width.
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Question 204766: The length of a rectangle is 3 more than twice its width. The perimeter is 48 feet. Find the width.
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Question 205093: The length of a rectangle is 3yd more than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 77yd^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle
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Question 205186: The area of a rectangular piece of cardboard shown is 735 square inches. The cardboard is used to make an open box by cutting a 3-inch square from each corner and turning up the sides. If the box is to have a volume of 1305 cubic inches, find the dimensions of the cardboard that must be used. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!
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Question 205485: what is the area and perimiter of a rectangle 15 foot times 10 foot?

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Question 205593: find the length of the diagonal of a square in which the diagonal is 4 units longer than the length of a side.
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Question 205562: One side of a rectangular stage is 2 meters longer than the other. If the diagonal is 10 meters, than what are the lengths of the other sides. Now A=LW, right? So I got as far as (l+2m)(l-2m)=l^2-2lm+2lm-4m^2=1^-4m^2. So l^2-4m^2 x wm=10m. Is this correct or not? I am not sure how to configure the diagonal of 10 meters into the equation. HELP PLEASE!!
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Question 205703: the length of a rectangle is 3 inches more than its width. Write an equation for the area of the rectangle in terms of width, w.
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Question 205874: perimeter = 64
length is eight more than three times width
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Question 206134: An advertising agency begins a campaign to promote a new product and determines that t days later, the number of people N(t) who have heard about the product is changing at a rate given by: N'(t) = 5t^2 - (0.04/t^2 3) people per day. How many people learn about the product during the first week? During the second week?

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Question 206142: what is the perimeter of a rectangle 15 ft. by 10 ft.
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Question 206257: A rectangle measures 12 ft 8 in by 9 feet 6 inches, find the area... I know that the area is 120.33 sq ft but am unsure on how to label the answer correctly
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Question 206448: A rectangle has an area of 24 square units. The width is 5 units less than the length. What is the length, in units, of the rectangle?
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Question 206475: A rectangle is 13 inches longer than it is wide and the perimeter is 226 inches. What is the length and width?
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Question 206503: The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than 1 1/2 times the width. The perimiter of the rectangle is 56 cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.Can someone show me the work too?
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Question 206510: The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than 1 1/2 times the width. The perimiter of the rectangle is 56 cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.Can someone show me the work too?
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Question 206538: Suppose that a rectangle has an area of 37 square meters. Express the perimeter as a function of the length of one of the sides.
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Question 206539: A rectangular park is 70 yards wide and 120 yards long.
Give the length and width of another rectangular park that has the same perimeter but a smaller area.
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Question 206023: What is the pitch of a 30 X 24 rectangle?
Thank you
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Question 206790: If you have 2 similar rectangles, one with a length of 4 and a width of 2, and another with a length of 10, what would be the width of the second rectangle?
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Question 206870: find the length and width of a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 70 meters if the length is 5 meters more than the width.
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Question 206900: Is it possible to have a rectangle with x-dimension equal to 1/2? How about a rectangle with x-dimension 0.1?
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Question 206903: The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 3:2. What is the length of each side if the perimeter of the rectangle is 55 cm?
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Question 207041: Find the length and width of a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 70 meters if the length is 5 meters more than the width.
I got an answer of
L*2 W*2
2(w+5)+2w=70
2w+10+2w=70
4w=70-10
4w=60
w=15 and L=20
Is this correct??
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Question 207075: the lenght of a rectangle is 5 inches more than the width. the perimeter is 70 inches. find the lenght
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Question 207078: the width of a rectangle is 6 centimeters less than the lenght. the perimeter is 64 centimeters. find the width.
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Question 207084: the area of a square is 64 square inches. what is the lenght of each side?
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Question 207082: the width of a rectangle is 3 meters less than the lenght. the perimeter is 14 meters. find the width.
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Question 207094: translate to a algebratic equation then solve.
the width of a rectangle is 12 units less than the length. the perimeter is 108 units. find the length.
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Question 207093: translate to a algebratic equation then solve.
the lenght of a rectangular room is six times as long as the width. the perimeter is 84 yards. find the width.
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Question 207092: translate to a algebratic equation then solve.
the perimeter of a rectangular carpet is 70 feet. the width is three-fourths the lenght. find the width.
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Question 207083: the lenght of a rectangle is three times the width. what is the width if the area is 147 square feet?
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Question 207257: the sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 3:2 whats the lenghtof each side if the perimeter of the rectangle is 55cm

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Question 207090: translate to a algebratic equation then solve.
the lenght of a rectangle is three times the width. the perimeter is 49 units. find the lenght.
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Question 207089: translate to a algebratic equation then solve.
the width of a rectangular playground is 18 meters less thsn the lenght. find the width when the perimeter of the rectangle is 84 meters.
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Question 207087: translate to a algebratic equation then solve.
the width of a rectangular picture is one-half the lenght. the perieter of the rectangle is 72 inches. find the lenght of the picture.
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