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A rectangle has sides of units and units. If the perimeter of the rectangle is units, what is its area?

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Explanation

Since a rectangle has pairs of equal-length sides, multiplying each side by and adding the products together gives the perimeter of the rectangle. Use this fact to set up an equation with the given information about the rectangle's sides and perimeter. Solving for in this equation will provide necessary information for finding the rectangle's area:

Multiplying the measure of the long side of the rectangle by the measure of the short side of the rectangle gives the rectangle's area. The length of the long side is given by substituting the solution for into the given expression that defines its length. The short side is , giving the following equation to calculate the area:

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2

Rectangle

The length of a rectangle is and the width is . What is its perimeter?

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Explanation

Perimeter of a quadrilateral is found by adding up the lengths of its sides. The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is .

3

Rectangle

The length of a rectangle is and the width is . What is its perimeter?

Not enough information to solve

Explanation

Perimeter of a quadrilateral is found by adding up the lengths of its sides. The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is .

4

Erin is getting ready to plant her tulip garden. She wants to plant two tulips per square foot of garden. If her rectangular garden is enclosed by 24 feet of fencing, and the length of the fence is twice as long as its width, how many tulips will Erin plant?

64

48

32

24

16

Explanation

We know that the following represents the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:

In this particular case, we are told that the length of the fence is twice as long as the width. We can write this as the following expression:

Use this information to substitute in a variable for the length that matches the variable for width in our perimeter equation.

We also know that the length is two times the width; therefore, we can write the following:

The area of a rectangle is found by using this formula:

The area of the garden is 32 square feet. Erin will plant two tulips per square foot; thus, she will plant 64 tulips.

5

Erin is getting ready to plant her tulip garden. She wants to plant two tulips per square foot of garden. If her rectangular garden is enclosed by 24 feet of fencing, and the length of the fence is twice as long as its width, how many tulips will Erin plant?

64

48

32

24

16

Explanation

We know that the following represents the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:

In this particular case, we are told that the length of the fence is twice as long as the width. We can write this as the following expression:

Use this information to substitute in a variable for the length that matches the variable for width in our perimeter equation.

We also know that the length is two times the width; therefore, we can write the following:

The area of a rectangle is found by using this formula:

The area of the garden is 32 square feet. Erin will plant two tulips per square foot; thus, she will plant 64 tulips.

6

A rectangle has sides of units and units. If the perimeter of the rectangle is units, what is its area?

units squared

units squared

units squared

units squared

units squared

Explanation

Since a rectangle has pairs of equal-length sides, multiplying each side by and adding the products together gives the perimeter of the rectangle. Use this fact to set up an equation with the given information about the rectangle's sides and perimeter. Solving for in this equation will provide necessary information for finding the rectangle's area:

Multiplying the measure of the long side of the rectangle by the measure of the short side of the rectangle gives the rectangle's area. The length of the long side is given by substituting the solution for into the given expression that defines its length. The short side is , giving the following equation to calculate the area:

units squared

7

What is the perimeter of the below rectangle in simplest radical form?

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4√3 + 2√27

5√3

10√3

7√27

Explanation

The perimeter of a figure is the sum of the lengths of all of its sides. The perimeter of this figure is √27 + 2√3 + √27 + 2√3. But, √27 = √9√3 = 3√3 . Now all of the sides have the same number underneath of the radical symbol (i.e. the same radicand) and so the coefficients of each radical can be added together. The result is that the perimeter is equal to 10√3.

8

If the width of a rectangle is 8 inches, and the length is half the width, what is the area of the rectangle in square inches?

64

32

16

20

12

Explanation

the length of the rectangle is half the width, and the width is 8, so the length must be half of 8, which is 4.

The area of the rectangle can be determined from multiplying length by width, so,

4 x 8 = 32 inches squared

9

The two rectangles shown below are similar. What is the length of EF?

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5

6

8

10

Explanation

When two polygons are similar, the lengths of their corresponding sides are proportional to each other. In this diagram, AC and EG are corresponding sides and AB and EF are corresponding sides.

To solve this question, you can therefore write a proportion:

AC/EG = AB/EF ≥ 3/6 = 5/EF

From this proportion, we know that side EF is equal to 10.

10

The two rectangles shown below are similar. What is the length of EF?

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5

6

8

10

Explanation

When two polygons are similar, the lengths of their corresponding sides are proportional to each other. In this diagram, AC and EG are corresponding sides and AB and EF are corresponding sides.

To solve this question, you can therefore write a proportion:

AC/EG = AB/EF ≥ 3/6 = 5/EF

From this proportion, we know that side EF is equal to 10.

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