Problema Solution
the perimeter of a rectangle is 26 feet. The length is 5 feet longer than the width. Find the deminsions. Write a system of linear equations and solve the resulting system. Let x be the length and y be the width.
Answer provided by our tutors
If l is the lenght, and w the width, l=5+w
Also perimeter=2l+2w=2(5+w)2w=26
From yhis equation, we get 10+4w=26: 4w=16: w=4feet and l=5+w=9 feet.