The length of a rectangle is two more than the width. the perimeter is 36cm. write a system of equations that could be used to determine the width and length of this rectangle

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Damian

19 February, 06:01

The length of a rectangle is two more than the width. the perimeter is 36cm. write a system of equations that could be used to determine the width and length of this rectangle

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Lesly Diaz · Answer 1

If the length is two times its width and its perimeter is 36cm. we can write the following equation

let the width be X.

so the equation will be:

(X + 2X) 2=36cm or

2X + 4X=36cm