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number 4 is in the picture I attached



and number 8 I typed out

the ratio of the length to the width of a rectangle is 4:11. The rectangle's perimeter is 650 mm. What are the rectangles dimensions? ​

Please help number 4 is in the picture I attached and number 8 I typed out the ratio-example-1
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4

If two triangles are similar, corresponding sides are in proportion. So, we have


(17.5)/(14) = (2y)/(y+3)

Multiply both sides by
14(y+3) to get


17.5(y+3) = 28y

Expand the left hand side:


17.5y + 52.5 = 28y

Subtract 17.5y from both sides:


52.5 = 10.5y

Divide both sides by 10.5:


y = 5

8

Given the ratio


(x)/(y) = (4)/(11)

we can deduce


x = (4)/(11)y

The perimeter of the rectangle is given by


2x+2y = 2\cdot (4)/(11)y + 2y = (30)/(11)y = 650 \iff y = (715)/(3)

Now we can deduce the value for x:


x = (4)/(11)\cdot(715)/(3) = (260)/(3)

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