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A Rectangle is formed by placing two identical squares side-by-side the area of the rectangle is two cm². What is the perimeter of one square

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Answer:

4cm

Explanation:

first find the length of the side of one square

the length of the rectangle will be twice the width

let y represent the width

area of a rectangle=length x width

2cm²=2yxy

2cm²=2y²

2cm²/2=2y²/2

1cm²=y²

1√cm²=√y²

1cm=y

perimeter of a square=4xside

4x1cm

4cm

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