SOLUTION: One side of the rectangle is 5 meters longer than the other if the area of the rectangle is 126 square meters determine the length of the longer side
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Question 1061783: One side of the rectangle is 5 meters longer than the other if the area of the rectangle is 126 square meters determine the length of the longer side Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one side: x+5
the other: x
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2(x+5)+2(x) = 126
2x+10+2x = 126
4x = 116
4x/ = 116/4 =
x = 29 this is the other side. One side is 29+5= 34
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Check:
2(29)+2(34) = 126
58+68 = 126 Correct.
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John
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One side of the rectangle is 5 meters longer than the other if the area of the rectangle is 126 square meters determine the length of the longer side
