SOLUTION: the floor of a room is in a shape of a rectangle.the floor is c metres long the width of is 2 metres less than it's length the width of the room

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Question 503476: the floor of a room is in a shape of a rectangle.the floor is c metres long the width of is 2 metres less than it's length
the width of the room
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = length
L = c
W = width
W = L-2
so
W = c-2
.
Area = c*(c-2)
A = c^2 -2c
.
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(L+W)
P = 2(c +c -2)
P = 2(2c -2)
P = 4c -4
.
Done