PERIMETER 1

Area of a rectangle is 84 cm². Find its perimeter if its width is 7cm.

Solution

First we find length

A =  l  x w

84 =  l  x 7

84 = 7l

7       7

12 =  l

Now length is 12cm.

We can find perimeter since we have both length and width.     

Let l = length and w = width;

P = 2(l + w)

   = 2(12 + 7)

   = 2 x 19

   = 38

Hence perimeter is 38 cm. 

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