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Question 222923: the length of a rectangle is 2 km less than 3 times the width. if the perimeter is 68 km, what is the length of the rectangle?
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The length of a rectangle is 2 km less than 3 times the width. If the perimeter is 68 km, what is the length of the rectangle?

Step 1. Perimeter P means adding up all the lengths of the sides of a rectangle.

Step 2. Let w be the width.

Step 3. Let 3w-2 be the length.

Step 4. Then P=w+w+3w-2+3w-2=68 km.

Step 5. Solving the equation in Step 4 leads to the following steps:

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Your Result:


YOUR ANSWER


  • This is an equation! Solutions: w=9.
  • Graphical form: Equation w%2Bw%2B3w-2%2B3w-2=68 was fully solved.
  • Text form: w+w+3w-2+3w-2=68 simplifies to 0=0
  • Cartoon (animation) form: simplify_cartoon%28+w%2Bw%2B3w-2%2B3w-2=68+%29
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( w+w+3w-2+3w-2=68 )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION


Look at w%2Bw%2B3%2Aw-highlight_red%28+2+%29%2B3%2Aw-highlight_red%28+2+%29=68.
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes w%2Bw%2B3%2Aw%2Bhighlight_green%28+-4+%29%2B3%2Aw=68.

Look at w%2Bw%2B3%2Aw%2Bhighlight_red%28+-4+%29%2B3%2Aw=68.
Moved -4 to the right of expression
It becomes w%2Bw%2B3%2Aw%2B3%2Aw%2Bhighlight_green%28+-4+%29=68.

Look at w%2Bw%2B3%2Aw%2B3%2Aw%2Bhighlight_red%28+-4+%29=68.
Removed extra sign in front of -4
It becomes w%2Bw%2B3%2Aw%2B3%2Aw-highlight_green%28+4+%29=68.

Look at .
Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+w+%29,highlight_red%28+w+%29,highlight_red%28+3%2Aw+%29,highlight_red%28+3%2Aw+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%281%2B1%2B3%2B3%29%2Aw+%29
It becomes highlight_green%28+%281%2B1%2B3%2B3%29%2Aw+%29-4=68.

Look at .
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes %28highlight_green%28+8+%29%29%2Aw-4=68.

Look at highlight_red%28+%28highlight_red%28+8+%29%29%2Aw+%29-4=68.
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+8+%29
It becomes highlight_green%28+8+%29%2Aw-4=68.

Look at 8%2Aw-4=highlight_red%28+68+%29.
Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-68+%29
It becomes 8%2Aw-4-highlight_green%28+68+%29=0.

Look at 8%2Aw-highlight_red%28+4+%29-highlight_red%28+68+%29=0.
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes 8%2Aw%2Bhighlight_green%28+-72+%29=0.

Look at 8%2Aw%2Bhighlight_red%28+-72+%29=0.
Removed extra sign in front of -72
It becomes 8%2Aw-highlight_green%28+72+%29=0.

Look at highlight_red%28+8%2Aw-72+%29=0.
Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+8%2Aw-72=0+%29 equivalent to 8*w-72 =0
It becomes highlight_green%28+0+%29=0.
Result: 0=0
This is an equation! Solutions: w=9.

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Done!



With w=9, then 3w-2=27-2=25 and P=2(9+25)=68... which is a true statement.

Step 6. ANSWER: Length is 25 kilometers.

I hope the above steps were helpful.

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Respectfully,
Dr J