Question

Geometry Help needed.

The rectangle below is made up of 12 congruent (same size) squares. Find the perimeter of the rectangle if the area of the rectangle is equal to 432 square cm.


@Clalgee or someone help

Answer 1

Alright!So if the total of the entire rectangle is 432. What is the area of one square?

Answer 2

I'm not sure

Answer 3

Alright, well we are going to divide. Do you know which numbers we are going to divide?

Answer 4

432 and 12 cause there are 12 squares total and the whole rectaangles area is 432

Answer 5

Yes! So now, what is 432 divided by 12?

Answer 6

36. Now what?

Answer 7

So now, we are going to let x represent one small square.
The area of one small circle also equals 36. Right?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

\[x ^{2} = 36\]

Answer 10

Now solve for x on your own.

Answer 11

6????????

Answer 12

Correcto!