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The playing field for a particular sport is a rectangle whose length is 5 feet more than twice the width. The perimeter of the playing field is 238 feet. Find the dimensions of the playing field.

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To solve this problem we need to use a system of equations.

The first equation will be the one that is described in the first part of the problem, the length is 5 feet more than twice the width:


l=2w+5

The second is the one that is related to the perimeter. We know that the perimeter of a rectangle is twice the length plus twice the width, it means:


2l+2w=238

We can use these equation to find the dimensions of the playing field. For example, we can use the first equation to replace l in the second equation and then solve for w:


\begin{gathered} 2(2w+5)+2w=238 \\ 4w+10+2w=238 \\ 6w+10=238 \\ 6w=238-10 \\ 6w=228 \\ w=(228)/(6) \\ w=38 \end{gathered}

The width of the field is 38. Use this value to find the length:


\begin{gathered} l=2w+5 \\ l=2(38)+5 \\ l=76+5 \\ l=81 \end{gathered}

The length of the field is 81.

The dimensions of the field are 38 and 81.

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