Question

Eric has a square shaped picture frame. The perimeter of the frame is 20 inchesand the area is 25 square inches. What is the length of each side of the frame?type your answer...inches

Answer 1

The length of each side of the frame is 5 inches.

Explanation:

Given a square-shaped picture frame with:

• The perimeter = 20 inches

,

• The area = 25 square inches

We want to find the length of each side of the frame.

The perimeter of a square of side length, s is calculated using the formula:

`P=4s`

Substitute P=20:

`20=4s`

Divide both sides of the equation by 4:

`\begin{gathered} (20)/(4)=(4s)/(4) \\ s=5\text{ inches} \end{gathered}`

The length of each side of the frame is 5 inches.