SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. if the area of the rectangle is 675 meters squared, find the perimeter of the rectangle in meters

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Question 99880: the length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. if the area of the rectangle is 675 meters squared, find the perimeter of the rectangle in meters
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=3W
678=3W*W
3W^2=678
W^2=678/3
W^2=226
W=SQRT226
W=15.033 ANSWER FOR THE WIDTH.
L=3*15.033=45.1 ANSWER FOR THE LENGTH
PROOF
15.033*45.1=678
678=678
PERIMETER=2L+2W
2*15.033+2*45.1=30.066+90.2=120.266 METERS IS THE ANSWER FOR THE PERIMETER.