SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The perimeter is 96cm. Find the width and the length?

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Question 1124294: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The perimeter is 96cm. Find the width and the length?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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So Perimeter as a function of width is:



Set the function equal to the given perimeter and solve for , then calculate


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it