Question 389189
A 48 cm long wire is bent to form a rectangle whose length is twice it's width. Find the length and area of this rectangle.
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width x
length =2x
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perimeter = 48
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2*(L+W)=48
2*(2x+x)=48
/2
3x=24
/3
x= 8 cm the width.
length = 2x = 2*8=16 cms
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