SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is six times its length. If the area of a rectangle is 600ft squared, then what it its perimeter?

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Question 325505: The length of a rectangle is six times its length. If the area of a rectangle is 600ft squared, then what it its perimeter?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x^2=600
x^2=100
x=10 ft
6x=60 ft
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2*10+2*60=x
20+120=140 ft