SOLUTION: A square is divided into 5 equal sized rectangles. If the perimeter of one of the rectangles is 30cm, how many centimeters are in the perimeter of the square?
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Question 604336: A square is divided into 5 equal sized rectangles. If the perimeter of one of the rectangles is 30cm, how many centimeters are in the perimeter of the square?
Thank you.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The long side of one of the rectangles has to be 5 times
it's short side, so when they are placed side by side,
you get a square.
Let = the length of the short side of a rectangle
= the length of the long side of a rectangle
The formula for perimeter, is
cm
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The perimeter of the square formed by the 5 rectangles is
cm
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