SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 60 square feet, and it's perimeter is 34 feet. Find its dimensions. Use two unknown quantities.

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Question 1116862: The area of a rectangle is 60 square feet, and it's perimeter is 34 feet. Find its dimensions. Use two unknown quantities.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is 60 square feet, and it's [sic] perimeter is 34 feet. Find its dimensions. Use two unknown quantities.
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Find a pair of factors of 60 with a sum of 17.
PS it's = it is

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dimensions x and y

Half the perimeter is 17.

system%28xy=60%2Cx%2By=17%29

Other than algebra, you could look at factorizations for 60.
2%2A30=3%2A20=4%2A15=highlight_green%285%2A12%29=6%2A10---------one of them will work!