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Kyle has an indoor basketball court. The rectangular court has a perimeter of 100 feet. The length of the court is 14 feet longer than the width. Find the length and the width of the court.

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User Hbhakhra
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Answer:the length of the rectangular court is 32 feet

The width of the rectangular court is 18 feet

Explanation:

Let L represent the length of the rectangular court.

Let W represent the width of the rectangular court.

The formula for determining the perimeter of a rectangle is

2(L + W)

The rectangular court has a perimeter of 100 feet. This means that

2(L + W) = 100

L + W = 100/2 = 50 - - - - - - - - - - 1

The length of the court is 14 feet longer than the width. This means that

L = W + 14

Substituting L = W + 14 into equation 1, it becomes

W + 14 + W = 50

2W + 14 = 50

2W = 50 - 14 = 36

W = 36/2 = 18

Substituting W = 18 into L = W + 14, it becomes

L = 18 + 14 = 32 feet

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