Perimeter of a rectangle is 60 cm.Length is 2 cm less than three times of its breadth. Find length of sides of the rectangle
width or breadth ----- x cm
length --------------- 3x - 2
solve for x, and sub back into my definitions
2x + 2(3x-2) = 60
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To find the length of the sides of the rectangle, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume the breadth of the rectangle is x cm. According to the given information, the length is 2 cm less than three times the breadth, which can be expressed as (3x - 2) cm.
The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated by adding all its sides, which in this case would be:
2 * Length + 2 * Breadth
Since we already have the values for the perimeter (60 cm), length (3x - 2 cm), and breadth (x cm), we can set up an equation:
2 * (3x - 2) + 2 * x = 60
Simplifying and solving this equation will give us the value of x, which represents the breadth. Once we have the breadth, we can substitute it into the expression (3x - 2) to find the length.