SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is three times longer than its width if the area of the rectangle is 24 in.² then what is the perimeter of the rectangle?

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Question 953834: The length of a rectangle is three times longer than its width if the area of the rectangle is 24 in.² then what is the perimeter of the rectangle?
Answer by bijaysumi(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the width is x
Length=3x
Area=x*3x=3x^2=24 sq in
X^2=24÷3=8
X=√8=2√2
and length= 6√2
Perimeter= 2(2√2+6√2)
=2√2(2+8)
2√2×10
=20√2 inch