The perimeter of a rectangle is 3838 meters, and the length is 55 meters longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Let x= lengthx= length and y= widthy= width. This is the corresponding modeling system:

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The perimeter of a rectangle is 3838 meters, and the length is 55 meters longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Let x= lengthx= length and y= widthy= width. This is the corresponding modeling system:
 

{2x+2yx−y=38=5{2x+2y=38x−y=5


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