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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.