SOLUTION: A rectangle has a perimeter of 110m if the height is one third of its length what does it look like?

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Question 757789: A rectangle has a perimeter of 110m if the height is one third of its length what does it look like?
Answer by sachi(548) About Me  (Show Source):
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let its length=3x
so its height=1/3*3x=x
so the perimeter=2(x+3x)=110
or 8x=110
or x=110/8=13.75=height
so the length=3*13.75=41.25