SOLUTION: . The perimeter of a square with side 4 is how much less than the perimeter of the rectangle with the same area whose length is thrice its width?

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Question 878331: . The perimeter of a square with side 4 is how much less than the perimeter of the rectangle with the same area whose length is thrice its width?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Asquare = 16  Psquare = 16

Arectangle = 16 = Lw = (3w)w

              16 = 3w^2

              16/3 = w^2, w = 2.31, L = 6.93, P = 2L + 2w = 18.48

Psquare is how much less than the perimeter of the rectangle: 2.48