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3.4 Exercise 103

Avg difficulty 2.5

Solve using rectangle properties.

The width of the rectangle is 0.7 meters less than the length. The perimeter of a rectangle is 52.6 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 3.4 Solve Geometry Applications: Triangles, Rectangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem, exercise 103

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