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7 July, 19:06

The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 m. The area of the rectangle is 128 square meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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  1. 7 July, 19:40
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    l = 16, w = 8

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let l = length

    Let w = width

    Area = w * l

    128 = w * l

    w = 128/l

    Perimeter = 2w + 2l

    48 = 2w + 2l

    48 = 2 (128/l) + 2l

    48 = 256/l + 2l

    Multiply everything by l

    48l = 256 + 2l^2

    l^2 + 128 = 24l

    l^2 + 128 - 24l = 0

    (l-16) (l-8) = 0

    L = 16

    L = 8

    If you try them out, and test it, l = 16 would work:

    2 (16) + 256/16 = 48

    32 + 16 = 48

    16 * 128/16 = 128

    16 * 8 = 128

    128 = 128

    Since I'm not sure if you are in advanced math or not, I will do it simple with guess and check

    Try w is
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