SOLUTION: the length of the rectangle is 5 times its width if the area of the rectangle is 245 centimeters square what is its perimeter?

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Question 343469: the length of the rectangle is 5 times its width if the area of the rectangle is 245 centimeters square what is its perimeter?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
NEED TO KNOW:
AREA OF A RECTANGLE = L*W
QUESTION STATES THE FOLLOWING TO BE TRUE
AND THAT THE AREA IS
SUBSTIUTE FOR L IN AREA FORMULA:


SIMPLIFY:
DIVIDE BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION BY 5




PERIMETER IS THE TOTAL LENGTH OF ALL SIDES



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