SOLUTION: A square is folded in half to form 2 congruent rectangles. If the perimeter of one of the rectangles is 18 centimeters, what is the perimeter of the original square?
a.72 centi
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a.72 centi
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Question 326337: A square is folded in half to form 2 congruent rectangles. If the perimeter of one of the rectangles is 18 centimeters, what is the perimeter of the original square?
a.72 centimeters b.48 centimeters c.36 centimeters d.30 centimeters
e.24 centimeters
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the length of square be x
when folded the rectangle will have sides
x & x/2
Perimeter of rectangle
= (2x+(2*x)/2) = 18
2x+x=18
3x=18
x=6 side of square
perimeter of square = 4x=24
