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The perimeter of a red sticker is 18 millimeters. The area is 8 square millimeters. What are the dimensions of the sticker?
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we will assume that the sticker is rectangular
let 'x' and 'y' represent the dimensions of the sticker and x,y>0
The perimeter of a red sticker is 18 millimeters:
2(x + y) = 18 divide both sides by 2
x + y = 9
y = 9 - x
The area is 8 square millimeters:
x*y = 8
plug y = 9 - x into the last equation:
x(9 - x) = 8
by solving we find:
x1 = 8 mm
x2 = 1 mm
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for x = 8 we have y = 9 - 8 = 1
for x = 1 we have y = 9 - 1 = 8 which is the same as the previous solution
the dimensions of the sticker are 1 mm and 8 mm.