SOLUTION: If the length of a rectangle is half the width and the area is 25 square meters, what is the perimeter?

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Question 498455: If the length of a rectangle is half the width and the area is 25 square meters, what is the perimeter?
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = x
length = 2x
2x%5E2 = 25
x%5E2 = 12.5
x = 3.53 meters the width
2x = 7.06 meters the length
3.53 * 7.06 = 24.92 meters(round off error)
This does check.
2(3.53) + 2(7.06)
7.06 meters + 14.12 meters = 21.18 meters.
Cleomenius.