SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is five times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 450 cm^2 find its perimeter.

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Question 461709: The length of a rectangle is five times its width.
If the area of the rectangle is 450 cm^2 find its perimeter.

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The length of a rectangle is five times its width .
.........1
If the area of the rectangle .....2
find its perimeter
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......now find and using equations 1 and 2
.........1.substitute in 2
.....2
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.......now find



check the result:


...round it

plug these values in :









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