SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 10 feet longer than the width. if the perimeter is 104 feet find the length and width of the rectangle
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! the length of a rectangle is 10 feet longer than the width. if the perimeter is 104 feet find the length and width of the rectangle
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Let the width be "w";
Then the length is "w+10"
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Perimeter = 2(width + length)
104 = 2(w + w+10)
52 = 2w + 10
2w = 42
width = 21 ft.
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length = w +10 = 31 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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