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Here are two rectangles.
Р
e
B
D
S
R
QR = 20 cm
BC = PQ
The perimeter of ABCD is 52 cm
The area of PQRS is 90 cm?
Find the length of AB.

28 Here are two rectangles. Р e B D S R QR = 20 cm BC = PQ The perimeter of ABCD is-example-1
User Dijksterhuis
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Answer:

21.5 cm

Explanation:

Consider rectangle PQRS. Its area is ...

A = LW

90 cm² = PQ×QR = PQ×(20 cm)

(90 cm²)/(20 cm) = PQ = 4.5 cm . . . . . . BC has this value, too

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Consider the perimeter of ABCD. It is given by ...

P = 2(L +W)

52 cm = 2(AB +BC) . . . . substitute known value for P

26 cm = AB +4.5 cm . . . . use known value for BC, divide by 2

21.5 cm = AB

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