document.write( "Question 974503: a rectangle 30 metres long has the same perimeter of a square 20 metres away find the area of the rectangle with rough work \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #596383 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! rectangle's width, W, is unknown \n" ); document.write( "length is 30 \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter is 60+2W\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Square's perimeter is 80 (4*20) \n" ); document.write( "Therefore rectangle's area is 60+2W=80, and width is 10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area is 30*10=300 sq m. \n" ); document.write( " |