Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 10 - Cumulative Review - Page 359: 12

Answer

The length is 17 m and the width is 12 m.

Work Step by Step

Let the width be $x$. Then, the length will be $x+5$. Now the perimeter is $$2x+2(x+5)=58\Longrightarrow 4x+10=58$$ that is, $4x=48$ and hence $x=12$. Thus, the length is 17 m and the width is 12 m.
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