SOLUTION: Opposites sides of a rectangle are the same length.If one side is represented by (2x=3) and a other is represented by (5x+6). what is the length of these sides ?
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Question 254961: Opposites sides of a rectangle are the same length.If one side is represented by (2x=3) and a other is represented by (5x+6). what is the length of these sides ? Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
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Since both sides are the same we can set up like this: First solve x,
2x=3 Divide both sides by 2 will give us:
x=3/2 Now plug this into the second one:
5(3/2)+6 will give us:
13 1/2 is the answer
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