SOLUTION: The perimeter of a regulation singles tennis court is 210 ft and the length is 51 ft morethan the width. Find the length and the width of the court.

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Question 520156: The perimeter of a regulation singles tennis court is 210 ft and the length is 51 ft morethan the width. Find the length and the width of the court.
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If a rectangle with perimeter has a length that is units longer (or shorter if ) than times the width, ,

Then knowing that the Perimeter is given by:

,

make the substitution:



Then solve for







For your problem: , , and . Do the arithmetic.

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