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a rectangle has an area of 30 square meters and a permiter of 34 meters what are the dimensions of the rectangle

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Answer:

2m by 15m

Explanation:

Form a system of equations where x is the length and y is the width.

Area: xy=30

Perimeter: 2x+2y=34

x=2, y=15 (solve by substitution)

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