SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 240 ft. The length is 2 ft greater than the width. Find the length and the width.
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Question 453142: The perimeter of a rectangle is 240 ft. The length is 2 ft greater than the width. Find the length and the width. Answer by pedjajov(51) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Perimeter of the rectangle is given as:
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P=2(w+l)
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Relationship between width and the length is given as:
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l=w+2
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Substitute l in formula for P:
P=2(w+w+2)
P=2(2w+2)
P=4w+4
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240=4w+4
4w=236
w=59, this is width in ft.
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l=w+2
l=59+2
l=61, this is length in ft.
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