length of a rectangle is one less than double its breadth its perimetre is 100 find its length and breadth

LET THE BREADTH BE X
SO LENGTH =2X-1
​PERIMETER=100
SO,2(L+B)=100
2[(2X-1)+X)]=100
2(2X-1+X)=100
2(3X-1)=100
3X-1=50
3X=51
X=51/3
X=17
BREADTH=17
LENGTH=2*17-1
LENGTH=34-1
LENGTH=33
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