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The perimeter of a kite is 56 cm. The length of one of its sides
is 4 cm more than twice the length of another. Find the length of
each side of the kite?​

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ANSWER:

Let the shorter side be = x

Then the longer side = 2x - 3

So we have

2[x + (2x - 3)] = 66 divide both sides by 2

x + 2x - 3 = 33 simplify

3x - 3 = 33 add 3 to both sides

3x = 36 divide both sides by 3

x = 12 cm = the shorter side

And 2x - 3 = 2(12) - 3 = 21 cm = the longer side

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