SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is six times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 600 m2,find its perimeter.

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Question 1028860: The length of a rectangle is six times its width.
If the area of the rectangle is
600 m2,find its perimeter.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x
length = 6x
Area = x*6x
6x^2=600
/6
x^2=100
take square root
x= +/-10
ignore negative
x=10
6x=60
perimeter = 2(x+6x+
=2(70)
=140m