SOLUTION: 1. The length of a rectangle is 4 times the width. The perimeter is 120cm. Find the width and the length of the rectangle. 2. The length of a rectangle is 7m greater than the

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Question 272895: 1. The length of a rectangle is 4 times the width. The perimeter is 120cm. Find the width and the length of the rectangle.
2. The length of a rectangle is 7m greater than the width. The perimeter is 110m. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
3. The width of a rectangle is 8cm less than the length. The perimeter is 96cm. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
4. The perimeter of a triangle is 110cm. Side x of the triangle is four times as long as side y. Side z is 2cm longer than side x. Find the length of each side.
5. The first side of a triangle is 6m shorter than the second side. The third side is 3 times as long as the first side. The perimeter of the triangle is 206m. Find the length of each side.
6. The third side of an isosceles triangle is 20m shorter than twice the length of the congruent side. The perimeter is 240m. Find the length of each side.

Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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First off #1 is the same as #2 and #3 so you sould be able to solve #2 and #3 after seeing how to do #1. #4 and #5 are the same type of problem, i will do #5.
1. The length of a rectangle is 4 times the width. The perimeter is 120cm. Find the width and the length of the rectangle.
P=2L%2B2W P=120
L=4W
Substitute and solve
P=2L%2B2W
120=2%284W%29%2B2W
120=8W%2B2W
120=10W
highlight%2812%29=W
L=4W
L=4%2812%29
L=highlight%2848%29


5. The first side of a triangle is 6m shorter than the second side. The third side is 3 times as long as the first side. The perimeter of the triangle is 206m. Find the length of each side.
P=x%2By%2Bz x is first, y is second, and z is third P=206
x=y-6
z=3x
Use substitution and solve for y first
P=x%2By%2Bz
206=%28y-6%29%2By%2B%283%28y-6%29%29 simplify by adding like terms
206=-6%2B2y%2B%283y-18%29%29add
206=5y-24add
230=5ydivide
46=y
solve the other equations with y=46
x=46-6
x=40
then
z=3x
z=3%2840%29
z=120
First side=highlight%2840%29
second side=highlight%2846%29
third side=highlight%28120%29


6. The third side of an isosceles triangle is 20m shorter than twice the length of the congruent side. The perimeter is 240m. Find the length of each side.
We know that an isosceles triangle has 2 equal sides
so the first and second side are = to each other.
so if P=x+y+z and x=y then P=x+x+z=2x+z if P=240 AND z=2x-20 then:
240=2x%2B%282x-20%29add
240=4x-20add
260=4xdivide
highlight%2865=x%29
y=x so highlight%2865=y%29
z=2x-20
z=2%2865%29-20
z=130-20
highlight%28z=110%29