Basic Geometry : How to find the area of a rectangle

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

If the perimeter of a rectangle is , and the width of the rectangle is , what is the area of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the perimeter of a rectangle:

Since we are given the width and the perimeter, we can solve for the length.

Substitute in the given values for the width and perimeter to find the length.

Simplify.

Solve.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rectangle.

Substitute in the values of the length and width to find the area.

Solve.

Example Question #602 : Plane Geometry

If the perimeter of a rectangle is , and the width of the rectangle is , what is the area of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the perimeter of a rectangle:

Since we are given the width and the perimeter, we can solve for the length.

Substitute in the given values for the width and perimeter to find the length.

Simplify.

Solve.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rectangle.

Substitute in the values of the length and width to find the area.

Solve.

Example Question #53 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

If the perimeter of a rectangle is , and the width of the rectangle is , what is the area of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the perimeter of a rectangle:

Since we are given the width and the perimeter, we can solve for the length.

Substitute in the given values for the width and perimeter to find the length.

Simplify.

Solve.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rectangle.

Substitute in the values of the length and width to find the area.

Solve.

Example Question #54 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

If the perimeter of a rectangle is , and the width of the rectangle is , what is the area of the rectangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the perimeter of a rectangle:

Since we are given the width and the perimeter, we can solve for the length.

Substitute in the given values for the width and perimeter to find the length.

Simplify.

Solve.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rectangle.

Substitute in the values of the length and width to find the area.

Solve.

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

A rectangle has a width of , and a lenth of . Find the perimeter. 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find perimeter, you add the sides of the rectangle together. In this case, that would be:

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Find the area of a rectangle given length 7 and width 8.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formulaf or the area of a rectangle. Thus,

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Find the area of a rectangle given length of 5 and width of 7.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a rectangle multiply the width and base together.

To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a rectangle.

Let,

.

Thus,

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Example Question #53 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Find the area of a rectanlge with width 4 and length 7.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a rectangle.

Example Question #54 : How To Find The Area Of A Rectangle

Find the area of a square with side length 2.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a square. Thus,

Example Question #206 : Rectangles

 

If a rectangle has a width of and a length that is double the width, what would be the area of the rectangle? Round to the nearest tenth.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To calculate the area of a triangle, we want to multiply the length by the width. Since the length is twice that of the width, which is , we can determine length as such:

Now that we know the values for length and width, we can calculate the area of the triangle:

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