Anew community sports complex is being built in madison. the perimeter of the rectangular playing field is is 462 yards. the length of the field is 5 yards less than triple the width. what are the dimensions of the playing field?

we are given

The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is is 462 yards

Let's assume width=x

W=x

The length of the field is 5 yards less than triple the width

we know that perimeter of rectangle is

now, we can plug values

now, we can plug P=462

now, we can solve for x

so,

width =59

now, we can find length

so, dimensions are

length=172 yards and width=59 yards.........Answer

a

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