Question

A rectangle has a
perimeter of 20 cm.
Its longest side is 6 cm.
What is its area?

Answer 1

24cm Sq is your answer

Answer 2

`\boxed {24 cm^(2)}`

Explanation:

Finding the smaller side :

⇒ P = 2(l + w)

⇒ 20 = 2(6 + w)

⇒ 6 + w = 10

⇒ w = 4 cm

Finding area :

⇒ 6 × 4

⇒ 24 cm²