Question

A rectangles length is 5cm less then twice it's width. If the length is decreased by 5cm and width is increased by 2 cm; the perimeter of the resulting rectangle will be 74cm. Find the length and the width of the original rectangle?

Answer 1

Let , breadth = x

Length= 2x -5

According to. Question

Length'= 2x. -5-5

. = 2x-10

And. Breadth = X. +2

Perimeter of rectangle = 2(l+b)

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