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When a length of a certain rectangle was decreased by 5cm and the width was increased by 5cm, the resulting figure was a sq
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When a length of a certain rectangle was decreased by 5cm and the width was increased by 5cm, the resulting figure was a square with a perimeter of 64 centimeters. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle. Answer by ikleyn(52847) (Show Source):
The square with the perimeter of 64 cm has the side length of 64/4 = 16 cm.
It implies that the dimensions of the original rectangle were 16-5 = 11 cm and 16+5 = 21 cm. ANSWER
