Question
PSLE
Gem had a piece of string 18a cm long. She formed a triangle, with sides measuring a cm, 7a cm and 28 cm, with part of the wire.
  1. Express the length of the remaining string in terms of a in the simplest form.
  2. Gem used the remaining string to form a rectangle of length 3a cm. If a = 10, what was the breadth of the rectangle?
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PSLE
Gem had a piece of string 18a cm long. She formed a triangle, with sides measuring a cm, 7a cm and 28 cm, with part of the wire.
  1. Express the length of the remaining string in terms of a in the simplest form.
  2. Gem used the remaining string to form a rectangle of length 3a cm. If a = 10, what was the breadth of the rectangle?