document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629137>Question 629137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> area of a rectangle is 40 cm squared and one of its sides is 8 cm long.what is the width and perimeter of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #396049 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=396049\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length by the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ie A = l x w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given that the area is 40 square cm  and one side is 8cm (I'll assume that it is the length)  the formula becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40 = 8 x w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 8 then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/8 = (8 x w)/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the width must be 5 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2 x (l + w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2 x (8 + 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2 x 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=26 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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