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Question 742938: The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 ft. The length is 3 ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system. Let x be the length and y be the width. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 ft. The length is 3 ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system.
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2(L + W) = 26
L = W + 3
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Rearrange:
2W+3 = 13
Width = 5 ft.
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Length = 8 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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