SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is half the width. the area is 25 square meters. what is the perimeter?

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Question 991997: the length of a rectangle is half the width. the area is 25 square meters. what is the perimeter?
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If the length is half of the width and the area is 25, then . Solve for , calculate the length, then use the width and the length in the perimeter formula.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it