document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=774218>Question 774218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is six times its width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the perimeter of the rectangle is 98 cm, find its area. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the length of the rectangle is '6w'cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter of the rectangle is given by the formula 2(length + width) ----(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the rectangle is given by the formula (length * width) ----------(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter of the rectangle is given as 98cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting the values of length, width and perimeter in equation 1 we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   2(6w + w) = 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 2(7w) = 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 14w = 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or w = 98/14 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the width of the rectangle is 7cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the length of the rectangle is 6w = 6*7 = 42cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the area of the rectangle is (length * width) = 42 * 7 = 294sq.cm.  </SPAN>\n" );
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