SOLUTION: A picture frame (see figure) has a total perimeter of 5 feet. The width of the frame is 0.64 times its length. Find the dimensions of the frame. (Round your answers to two decimal

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Question 947009: A picture frame (see figure) has a total perimeter of 5 feet. The width of the frame is 0.64 times its length. Find the dimensions of the frame. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
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A picture frame (see figure) has a total perimeter of 5 feet. The width of the frame is 0.64 times its length. Find the dimensions of the frame.
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length: L
width:: 0.64L
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P = 2(length + width)
5 feet = 2(L + 0.64L)
2.5 = 1.64L
Length = 2.5/1.64 = 1.52
Width = 0.64*1.52 = 0.9756
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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