SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width. if its perimeter is 26m. Find its dimensions?

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Question 1173218: The length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width. if its perimeter is 26m. Find its dimensions?
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The length of a rectangle is 5 more than its width.
L = w+5
if its perimeter is 26m. Find its dimensions?
2L + 2w = 26
simplify, divide by 2
L + w = 13
replace L with (w+5), from the first statement
(w+5) + w = 13
2w = 13 - 5
2w = 8
w = 8/2
w = 4 cm is the width
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You can find the length from the 1st statement. With these values check the perimeter.