SOLUTION: A wire 105cm long is bent to form a rectangle te ratio of its length to its width is 2:1.find the area of the rectangle

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Question 1090571: A wire 105cm long is bent to form a rectangle te ratio of its length to its width is 2:1.find the area of the rectangle
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=2%28L%2BW%29=105
and
L%2FW=2%2F1
L=2W
Substituting,
2%282W%2BW%29=105
2%283W%29=105
2W=35
W=35%2F2
So,
L=2%2835%2F2%29
L=35
and
A=LW
A=35%2835%2F2%29
A=1225%2F2cm%5E2