The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 feet, and the area of the rectangle is 20 square feet. What is the width?
1 Answer
Feb 26, 2016
This is a systems of equations problem.
Explanation:
Assuming the length is x and the width is y.
The width can either be 4 or 5 feet.
Practice exercises:
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The area of a rectangle is 108 square feet and the perimeter is 62 feet. Find the distance between the two corners (the distance of the diagonals).
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A right triangle has an area of 22 feet and a perimeter of
#15 + sqrt(137)# . Find the hypotenuse of the triangle.
Good luck!