The perimeter of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length by 2 and the width by 2 and adding them together.
P = 2L + 2W
Filling in the information given we can find the width:
16.8 = 2(3.6) + 2W
16.8 = 7.2 + 2W
2w = 16.8 - 7.2
2w = 9.6
w = 9.6 / 2
w = 4.8 in.
P = 2(L + W)
P = 28
L = 2W - 1
28 = 2(2W - 1 + W)
28 = 2(3W - 1)
28 = 6W - 2
28 + 2 = 6W
30 = 6W
30/6 = W
5 = W ....width is 5 ft
L = 2W - 1
L = 2(5) - 1
L = 10 - 1
L = 9 <=== length is 9 ft
Actually, the area of the square is 49 cm^2.
The length of one side is sqrt(49 cm^2) = 7 cm (answer)
