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Find the length of the rectangle pictured above, if the perimeter is 82 units.

Find the length of the rectangle pictured above, if the perimeter is 82 units.-example-1
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The formula for determining the perimeter of a rectangle is expressed as

Perimeter = 2(length + width)

From the information given,

width = 16

Perimeter = 82

Thus, we have

82 = 2(length + 16)

By dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we have

82/2 = 2(length + 16)/2

2 cancels out on the right side of the equation. We have

41 = length + 16

length = 41 - 16

length = 25

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