SOLUTION: a rectangle has its length 25 times its width. what is the ratio of its perimeter to the perimeter of the square of the same area?

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Question 840489: a rectangle has its length 25 times its width. what is the ratio of its perimeter to the perimeter of the square of the same area?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rectangle: x and y, y=25x;
perimeter, 2x%2B2%2A25x=52x
area, xy, or x%2A25x.

Square: area specified xy or x%2A25x.
side length of this square must be sqrt%28xy%29 or sqrt%2825x%5E2%29=5x;
perimeter of the square is 2%2A5x%2B2%2A5x=20x.

The ratio asked is %2852x%29%2F%2820x%29=26%2F10=highlight%2813%2F5%29