A school is building a rectangular soccer field that has a perimeter of 340 yards. the soccer field must be 50 yards longer than
its width? a. create a let statement and an equation for the given situation? b. solve your equation to find the length and width of the field in yards
A. Let L = length of a rectangular soccer field W = width of a rectangular soccer field P = perimeter of a rectangular soccer field L = W + 50 (the length is longer than the width)
For the equation, the formula for a perimeter of the rectangle is 2L + 2W = P Since the length and perimeter are given, substitute them as 2(W + 50) + 2W = 340
