Answer:
The length of the parallelogram is 18 meters
The width of the parallelogram is 16 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
The perimeter of a parallelogram is 68 meters
LEt x be the length of the parallelogram
Width is 2 meters less than its length
Width =x-2
Perimeter of parallelogram = 2(length + width)
Perimeter of parallelogram = [tex]2(x + x-2)[/tex]
=[tex]2(2x-2)= 4x-4[/tex]
[tex]4x-4= 68[/tex]
Add 2 on both sides
[tex]4x= 72[/tex]
Divide by 4 on both sides
x=18
The length of the parallelogram is 18 meters
The width of the parallelogram is 18-2= 16 meters
