Amanda uses a rectangular canvas for a painting. The length is 6x - 3 centimeters. The width is 2x + 6 centimeters, and is 4/5 of the length. What are the dimensions of the canvas?

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Answer:

length = 15 cm

width = 12cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the rectangular canvas = (6x - 3) cm

The width = (2x + 6) cm

The width is 4/5 of the length which can be represented as follows

4/5 × (6x - 3) =  4/5(6x - 3)

(24x/5 - 12/5) cm

The width is also 2x + 6

24x/5 - 12/5 =  2x + 6

collect like terms

24x/5 - 2x = 6 + 12/5

(24x - 10x)/5 =(30 + 12) /5

14x/5 = 42/5

cross multiply

14x × 5 = 5 × 42

70x = 210

divide both sides by 70

x = 210/70

x = 3

length

6x - 3

6(3) - 3  

18 - 3 = 15 cm

width

2x + 6

2(3) + 6

6 + 6

12 cm

[tex]15\,cm,12\,cm[/tex]

A rectangle is a parallelogram in which each of the angles is a right angle.

Length of a  rectangular canvas [tex]=(6x-3)\,cm[/tex]

Width of a  rectangular canvas [tex]=(2x+6)\,cm[/tex]

Also, the width is [tex]\frac{4}{5} [/tex] of the length.

Therefore,

  [tex]2x+6=\frac{4}{5}\left ( 6x-3 \right )[/tex]

[tex]10x+30=24x-12[/tex]

       [tex]14x=42[/tex]

           [tex]x=3[/tex]

So,

Length [tex]=6(3)-3[/tex]

            [tex]=15\,cm[/tex]

Width [tex]=2(3)+6[/tex]

          [tex]=12\,cm[/tex]

Dimensions are [tex]\boldsymbol{15\,cm,12\,cm}[/tex]

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