SOLUTION: If the area of a rectangle is 2700 and the length is three times the width what is the perimeter?

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Question 958085: If the area of a rectangle is 2700 and the length is three times the width what is the perimeter?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a rectangle,
A=L%2AW
P=2%28L%2BW%29
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L%2AW=2700
L=3W
So then,
3W%2AW=2700
W%5E2=900
W=30
Then,
L=3%2830%29
L=90
So then,
P=2%2890%2B30%29
P=2%28120%29
P=240