SOLUTION: Jasmine drew a rectangle with the following properties. The area is 32 square centimeters. The length is twice the width. The perimeter of Jasmine's rectangle is

Question 1160599: Jasmine drew a rectangle with the following properties.
The area is 32 square centimeters.
The length is twice the width.
The perimeter of Jasmine's rectangle is

Found 3 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rectangle is 8 x 4 units cm
but width x and length 2x
2x^2=32
x=4 cm
perimeter is 2(4+8)=24 cm
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x * (2x) = 32 2x^2 = 32 x^2 = 32/2 = 16 x = = 4. The perimeter is 4 + 8 + 4 + 8 = 24 centimeters. ANSWER

Solved.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The perimeter of Jasmine's rectangle is
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Yes, it is.

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