Two patches

Peter taped the wound with two rectangular patches (one over the other to form the letter X).
The area sealed with both patches simultaneously had an area of 40 cm2 and a circumference of 30 cm. One of the patches was 8 cm wide.
What was the width of the second patch?

Final Answer:

v2 =  4 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

S=40 cm2 o=30 cm v1=8 cm  S = a v1 = b v2 o = 2(a+b)  a=S/v1=40/8=5 cm  b=o/2a=30/25=10  v2=S/b=40/10 cm=4 cm



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