Question 542271
Two rectangles are similar. One is 5 cm by 12 cm.
 The longer side of the second rectangle is 8 cm greater than twice it's shorter side.
Find it's length and width.
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Since the rectangles are similar, the relationships between the length and width are the same, so we can write it
:
let x = the shorter side
{{{((2x+8))/x}}} = {{{12/5}}}
Cross multiply
5(2x+8) = 12x
10x + 40 = 12x
40 = 12x - 10x
40 = 2x
x = 40/2
x = 20 cm is the shorter side
then
2(20)+8 = 48 cm is the length
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The 2nd rectangle: 48 by 20