the perimeter of a parallelogram is 64 meters .The width of the parallelogram is 8 meters less than its length .Find the length

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and the width of the parallelogram (x-8)

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WITCHER [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-07T08:39:04+03:00

Answer:

The length of the parallelogram is 18 meters

The width of the parallelogram is 16 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter of a parallelogram is 68 meters

LEt x be the length of the parallelogram

Width is 2 meters less than its length

Width =x-2

Perimeter of parallelogram = 2(length + width)

Perimeter of parallelogram =

=

Add 2 on both sides

Divide by 4 on both sides

x=18

The length of the parallelogram is 18 meters

The width of the parallelogram is 18-2= 16 meters