Determine the Area of the Rectangle
The perimeter of a rectangle is 72 cm, its length is 8 cm more than its breadth. Find the area of the rectangle?
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L = 8 + x
B = x
Perimeter = 2(L+B)
72 = 2(8+x+x)
36 = 8 + 2x
28 = 2x
x = 14
Area = L x B
= (8+14) x 14
= 22 x 14
= 308cm sq
B = x
Perimeter = 2(L+B)
72 = 2(8+x+x)
36 = 8 + 2x
28 = 2x
x = 14
Area = L x B
= (8+14) x 14
= 22 x 14
= 308cm sq
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