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A piece of wire can be folded into a rectangle whose dimensions are such that its length is 3cm longer than the width. The area of...

A piece of wire can be folded into a rectangle whose dimensions are such that its length is 3cm longer than the width.
The area of the rectangle so formed is 28m².
(a) Determined
(i) The dimensions of the rectangle
(ii) The perimeter of the rectangle
(b) The wire can also be folded into a circle. Taking 𝜋 =22/7.Find the radius of the circle and hence calculate its area.

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