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a rectangle has a length of 12 and a. width of 2x. if the area of the rectangle is· 72, what is the rectangle's perimeter?

User Ilan Biala
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12 • 2x =72
-12 -12

2x=60
2x/2 = 60/2

X=30


Since we found x=30, we plug it back into the width (2x) and get 2(30), which is 60. Then, we just add all the sides, which is 12 + 12 + 60 +60.

The perimeter is 144.
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