Question

A seed company planted a floral mosaic of a national flag. The perimeter of the flag is 2,260 ft Determine the​ flag's width and length if the length is 290 ft greater than the width.

Answer 1

length= 710 width= 420

Explanation:

As we consider a rectangle we can replace "length" with l and "width" with w so that the perimeter will be:

2l+2w= 2260

With the length as:

l= w+290

The length, substituted into the perimeter is:

2(w+290)+2w=2260

Distribute:

4w+580=2260

Subtract:

4w=1680

Divide:

w=420

To find the length, take the width and add 290:

420+290=710

l=710