Rectangle sides

The rectangle is 20 percent longer than the length. Its circumference is 22 cm. What are the sides of a rectangle?

Final Answer:

a =  6 cm
b =  5 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

r=100%+20%=1+10020=1.2 o=22 cm  a=r b 2(a+b)=o a=1.2 b 2(a+b)=22  2 (a+b)=22  a1.2b=0 2a+2b=22  Pivot:Row1Row2  Row221 Row1Row2 2.2b=11  b=2.211=5 a=2222b=2222 5=6  a=6 b=5



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