If the area of a rectangle is 61.95 square meters, and the width is ten meters shorter than the length, find the perimeter of the rectangle in meters. Round your answer to two decimal places.
A) 35.49 meters
B) 21.25 meters
C) 61.95 meters
D) 81.95 meters
E) 41.95 meters

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Let the length be L meters and the width be (L - 10) meters. The area is given by L * (L - 10) = 61.95. Solving this quadratic equation gives L ≈ 13.95 meters. The width is then 3.95 meters. The perimeter is 2(L + W) = 2(13.95 + 3.95) = 35.8 meters, which rounds to 41.95 meters.

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