Problema Solution
American Gothic was painted in 1930 by Grant Wood. The length of a reproduction of the rectangular painting is 8 inches more than the width. Find the dimensions of the reproduction if it has a perimeter of 175.2 inches.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'l' and 'w' stand for the dimensions of the reproduction. From the given information, we can write:
l=8+w
2l+2w=175.2
Using Algebrator to solve for l and w, we get:
l=47.8 inches
w=39.8 inches