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Old 02-05-2010, 11:50 PM
tonkovich tonkovich is offline
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ok so how do I find the perimeter of a rectangle if area is given and the ratio W x L is given..

like

area=300

and the ratio is

3:1
let x = L

let 3x = W

L x W -=area , so

x X 3x = 300

3x squared = 300

therefore

x squared = 100

therefore

x=10

therefore L=10 W=30

therefore L+W+L+W = perimeter

so 80 = perimeter

(i think )
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