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The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive integers. The perimeter of the rectangle is 34 centimeters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive integers. The perimeter of the rectangle is 3434 centimeters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.\newline Width = centimeters  Length = centimeters  \text { Width }=\square \text { centimeters } \quad \text { Length }=\square \text { centimeters }

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Q. The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive integers. The perimeter of the rectangle is 3434 centimeters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.\newline Width = centimeters  Length = centimeters  \text { Width }=\square \text { centimeters } \quad \text { Length }=\square \text { centimeters }
  1. Denote Width and Length: Let's denote the width of the rectangle as w w and the length as w+1 w + 1 since they are consecutive integers. The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula P=2l+2w P = 2l + 2w , where l l is the length and w w is the width. We are given that the perimeter P P is 3434 centimeters.
  2. Set Up Perimeter Equation: We can set up the equation for the perimeter using the expressions for the width and length:\newline34=2(w+1)+2w 34 = 2(w + 1) + 2w
  3. Simplify and Solve: Now, let's simplify and solve for w w :\newline34=2w+2+2w 34 = 2w + 2 + 2w \newline34=4w+2 34 = 4w + 2
  4. Isolate Term with w: Subtract 22 from both sides to isolate the term with w w :\newline342=4w 34 - 2 = 4w \newline32=4w 32 = 4w
  5. Find Width: Divide both sides by 44 to solve for w w :\newline32/4=w 32 / 4 = w \newline8=w 8 = w \newlineSo, the width of the rectangle is 88 centimeters.
  6. Find Length: Since the length is one more than the width, we can find the length by adding 11 to the width:\newlineLength =w+1 = w + 1 \newlineLength =8+1 = 8 + 1 \newlineLength =9 = 9 \newlineSo, the length of the rectangle is 99 centimeters.

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