Question

The breadth of rectangle is 2 centimetre more than one third its length if it's perimeter is 52 CM find each side

Answer 1

let length is x
breadth is x/3+2
perimeter =2 (l+b)
52=2 (x+x+6/3)
26=(3x+x+6)/3
78=4x+6
4x=72
x=18
l=18cm
b=18/3+2=8cm