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A rectangle's length is 5 cm less than twice its width .If the length is decreased by 5 cm and width is is decreased by 2cm;the perimeter of the resulting rectangle will be 74cm.Find the length and the width of the original rectangle.
Asked by vismayagirish72 | 03 Feb, 2018, 06:38: PM
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Let the width be=x

Then length=2x-5

A.T.Q

New length=2x

New breadth=x-2

2(2x+x-2)=74

3x-2=37

3x=39

x=13

Therefore, Width=x=13cm

Length=2x-5=21cm

Answered by Arun | 03 Feb, 2018, 07:50: PM

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