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Answer:

The length of the rectangle is 21 feet.

Explanation:

A rectangle is 4-sided polygon where all interior angles are 90°.

The perimeter of a rectangle is the total distance around the outside of a rectangle and its given by


P=2L+2W

where
L is the length and
W is the width of the rectangle.

To find the length of the rectangle. First, we can write the relationship between the length and width as:


L=11+W

Next, substitute the above relation into the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle.


P=2(11+W)+2W

We know that the perimeter is 62 feet.


62=2(11+W)+2W

And we solve for the width.


2\left(11+W\right)+2W=62\\22+2W+2W=62\\22+4W=62\\4W=40\\W=10

We can now substitute the width into our formula for the relationship between the length and width and calculate the length.


L=11+10=21

The length of the rectangle is 21 feet.

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