The length of a rectangle is 15 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 50 meters. The width is

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Aron Wiley

15 November, 05:16

The length of a rectangle is 15 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 50 meters. The width is

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Cisco · Answer 1

l=20m

w=5m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let "l" be the length of the rectangle &

let "w" be the width of the rectangle

l=15+w

P=2 (l+w)

50m=2 (15m+w+w)

50m=2 (15+2w)

50m=30m+4w

20m=4w

w=5m

l=15m+w

l=15m+5m

l=20m

Proof:

P=2 (l+w)

P=2 (15m+w+w)

50m=2 (20m+5m)

50m=40m+10m

50m=50m