Problema Solution

the perimeter of a rectangle is 52. The length is the sum of twice the width and five. Find the length and width of the rectangle

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'w' represent the width, then '2w+5' represents the length


perimeter = 2(l+w), where 'l' and 'w' represents length and width, respectively


52 = 2(w+2w+5)

solving for 'w' we have w=7


2*7+5 = 19


the rectangle is 7 units wide and 19 units long