SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than 5 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 62 cm2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.
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Question 75464: The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than 5 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 62 cm2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! L=5W+3
W+(5W+3)=62
W+5W+3=62
6W=62-3
6W=59
W=59/6
W=9.833 CM LENGTH OF THE WIDTH.
L=5*9.8333+3
L=52.167 CM. IS THE LENGTH.
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