The length of a rectangular garden is 10 feet longer than its width. The garden's perimeter is 212 feet. Find the length of the
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The two angles pictured are corresponding angles, so they are congruent.
Therefore:
17x - 4 = 12 + 15x
Isolate for x by subtracting 15x from both sides:
2x - 4 = 12
Add 4 to both sides:
2x = 16
Divide both sides by 2:
x = 8.