the width of a rectangle is 3 times its length if the perimeter is 48 meters find the dimensions of the rectangle
Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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let the length of rectangle=x
then width=3x
perimeter of rectangle=48 meter
2(length + width)= 48
2(x+3x)=48
2(4x)=48
8x=48
x=48/8
x=6 meter (length of rectangle)
put his value in width=3x
=3*6
=18 meter (width of rectangle)