The area of a rectangle is 36 square centimeters; its perimeter is 30 centimeters. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Answer:
12cm x 3cm
Step-by-step explanation:
(12 + 3) x 2 = perimeter = 30 cm, 12 x 3 = area = 36
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Answer:
The dimensions of the rectangle are 12 cm × 3 cm.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the length of the rectangle be l and the width of the rectangle is w.
The area of a rectangle is 36 square centimeters.
.... (1)
The perimeter of rectangle is 30 centimeters.
.... (2)
Using (1) and (2), we get
The width of the rectangle is either 12 or 3.
If the width of the rectangle is 12, then
If the width of the rectangle is 3, then
Therefore the dimensions of the rectangle are 12 cm × 3 cm.
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