the length of a rectangle is four times its width. the rectangle has an area of 1024cm^2 work out the width of the rectangle

Respuesta :

the width is 16 so the length is 64  (TO clarify W=16)

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Answer:

Area of a rectangle is given by:

[tex]A = lw[/tex]            ....[1]

where

l is the length

w is the width of the rectangle respectively.

As per the statement:

the length of a rectangle is four times its width.

⇒[tex]l = 4w[/tex]

It is also given that: area of rectangle is 1024 cm square

Substitute the given values in [1] we have;

[tex]1024=(4w)w[/tex]

⇒[tex]1024=4w^2[/tex]

Divide both sides by 4 we have;

[tex]256 = w^2[/tex]

or

[tex]w^2 =256[/tex]

Taking square root both sides we have;

[tex]w = \sqrt{256} = 16[/tex] cm

Therefore, the width of the rectangle is, 16 cm