SOLUTION: A square piece of paper is folded in half to make a rectangle. The perimeter of the rectangle is 34.5cm. What is the side length of the square piece of paper?
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Question 1151517: A square piece of paper is folded in half to make a rectangle. The perimeter of the rectangle is 34.5cm. What is the side length of the square piece of paper? Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source):
Let x be the side length of the square piece of paper.
Then the folded piece of paper has the side lengths x , x/2, x and x/2, so its perimeter is
+ + + = 34.5,
3x = 34.5,
x = 34.5/3 = 11.5 cm. ANSWER
if the side of square is , and a square piece of paper is folded in half to make a rectangle, that rectangle will have sides and
if the perimeter of the rectangle is , then
, =>the side length of the square piece of paper
check rectangle:
one side is the other side is
