A new youth activity center is being built in safe harbor. The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is 282 yards. The leng

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soldi70 [24.7K]

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A new youth activity center is being built in safe harbor. The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is 282 yards. The leng

th of the field is 6 yards less thank double the width. What are the dimensions of the playing field

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lara [203] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-14T08:28:12+03:00

lara [203]3 years ago

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Answer:
length=92yd
width=49yd

Step by step:
2l+2w=282
l=2w-6
Plug in l
2(2w-6)+2w=282
4w-12+2w=282
6w-12=282
6w=282+12
w=294/6
w=49
Then plug in w
2l+2(49)=282
2l+98=282
2l= 184
l=92