SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is twice its width its perimeter is 36 centimeters find the area of the rectangle

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Question 303582: the length of a rectangle is twice its width its perimeter is 36 centimeters find the area of the rectangle
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x
length = 2x
Perimeter = 2*L +2*w
2*2x+2*x=36
6x=36
x=6 cms which is the width
12cms will be the length
Ananth