Question

PLEASE ANSWER ASAP: If the longer side of a rectangle is 3 times larger than the shorter one, and the perimeter of that rectangle is 32. What is the shorter side of that rectangle?

Answer 1

Answer: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

If the shorter side is 4, the longer side will be 12 as 4 × 3 is 12 and 4 + 4 + 12 +12 is 32

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the shorter side be X then the longer side will be 3x

Their perimeter = 2(3x+X)

= 8x

But, perimeter = 32 ( given)

Now, A/Q,

8x = 32

X = 32/8

= 4

Hence, shorter side = X = 4.

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