SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is six times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 150 yd 2 , find its perimeter.

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Question 202909: The length of a rectangle is six times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 150 yd 2 , find its perimeter.
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The perimeter of a rectangle is given by:



But if we let represent the width, then represents the width. Therefore the perimeter is:



Now all you need is the value of

The area of a rectangle is given by:

and we know the area is 150,

so



Solve for and multiply by 14.

John