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Answer:

Length of Shortest Side = 12 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of Shortest Side = L = 3x

Length of Longest Side = W = 5x-4

Condition:

2L+2W = Perimeter

2(3x)+2(5x-4) = 56

6x+10x-8 = 56

16x-8 = 56

Adding 8 to both sides

16x = 56+8

16x = 64

Dividing both sides by 14

=> x = 4

Now,

Length of the Shortest Side = L = 3(4) = 12 inches

Length of the Longest Side = W = 5(4)-4 = 16 inches

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Answer:

12 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The length is the longest side.

The width is the shortest side.

Length : [tex]l=5x-4[/tex]

Width : [tex]w=3x[/tex]

Apply formula for the perimeter of a rectangle.

[tex]P=2l+2w[/tex]

[tex]P=perimeter\\l=length\\w=width[/tex]

Plug in the values.

[tex]56=2(5x-4)+2(3x)[/tex]

[tex]56=10x-8+6x[/tex]

[tex]56=16x-8[/tex]

[tex]64=16x[/tex]

[tex]4=x[/tex]

The shortest side is the width.

[tex]w=3x[/tex]

Plug in the value for x.

[tex]w=3(4)[/tex]

[tex]w=12[/tex]

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