the perimeter of a rectangle is 40 cm. The length of the rectangle is more than double its breadth by 2 . find length and breadth
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Answer:
Length of the rectangle is 14 cm.
Breadth of the rectangle is 6 cm.
Step-by-step-explanation:
Let the length of the rectangle be x cm.
And the breadth of the rectangle be y cm.
From the first condition,
Perimeter of rectangle = 40
➞ 2 ( x + y ) = 40
➞ x + y = 20 - - - ( 1 )
[ Dividing both sides by 2 ]
From the second condition,
Length = 2 × breadth + 2
➞ x = 2y + 2
➞ x - 2y = 2 - - - ( 2 )
Subtracting equation ( 2 ) from equation ( 1 ), we get,
x + y = 20 - - - ( 1 )
- x - 2y = 2 - - - ( 2 )
(-) (+) (-)
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3y = 18
➞ y =
➞ y = 6
By substituting y = 6 in equation ( 1 ), we get,
x + y = 20 - - - ( 1 )
➞ x + 6 = 20
➞ x = 20 - 6
➞ x = 14
Length of the rectangle is 14 cm.
Breadth of the rectangle is 6 cm.