SOLUTION: express in algebraic symbols. the perimeter and area of a rectangle if one side is 3ft shorter than 3 times on the other side.

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Question 636972: express in algebraic symbols. the perimeter and area of a rectangle if one side is 3ft shorter than 3 times on the other side.
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L=3W-3
PERIMETER=2L+2W
PERIMETER=2(3W-3)+2W
PERIMETER=6W-6+2W
PERIMETER=8W-6 ANS.
AREA=LW
AREA=(3W-3)W
AREA=3W^2+3W
AREA=3(W^2+W) ANS.