Each part describes a rectangle. Please symbolize and solve for each rectangle’s dimensions. (a) The length of a 15-square-cm rectangle is 1 cm longer than twice the width. (b) The rectangle’s area is four square units. The height plus twice the width is six units.

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1. Each part describes a rectangle. Please symbolize and solve for each rectangle’s dimensions.

(a) The length of a 15-square-cm rectangle is 1 cm longer than twice the width.

(b) The rectangle’s area is four square units. The height plus twice the width is six units.

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