SOLUTION: A rectangle is 2 times as long as it is wide. If the area is 50 square feet, find its perimeter.

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Question 265852: A rectangle is 2 times as long as it is wide. If the area is 50 square feet, find its perimeter.

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A rectangle is 2 times as long as it is wide. If the area is 50 square feet, find its perimeter.
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first off Perimeter(P)= 2 Length(L) + 2 Width(W)
P=2L+2W
and Area(A)=Langth(L) times Width(W)
A=LW
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so A=50 and L=2W
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A=LW



L=2W


P=2L+2W







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