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Question
A rectangular piece of paper has area = 24 cm² and length = 5 cm. Find its perimeter.
Solution
∵ Area of rectangle = length × breadth
⇒ 24 cm2 = 5 cm × breadth
⇒ breadth = `(24 "cm"^2)/("5 cm") = 4.8 "cm"`
and, perimeter = 2 × (l + b)
= 2 × (5 cm + 4.8 cm)
= 2 × 9.8 cm
= 19.6 cm
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