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    If given area and length of a rectangle, how do I find the perimeter?
    Donagan
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    Divide the area by the length, giving you the width. Add twice the width to twice the length.
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    What's the perimeter of a triangle that has sides of 2/3, 2/5 and 2/3?
    Donagan
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    Add the three sides together: 2/3 + 2/5 + 2/3 = 10/15 + 6/15 + 10/15 = 26/15 = 1 11/15.
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    The perimeter of a rectangle is 64 feet. Length is 7 feet less than 2 times the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
    Donagan
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    Let x = the width. Then the length is 2x - 7. The perimeter is twice the width plus twice the length: 64 = (2x) + 2(2x - 7) = (2x) + (4x - 14) = 6x - 14. So 64 = 6x - 14, and 78 = 6x. Then x = 13 ft, and the length is (2)(13) - 7 = 26 - 7 = 19 ft. To check: (2)(13) + (2)(19) = 26 + 38 = 64.
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    An uniunit square has its corners chopped off to from a regular polygon with eight sides. What is the area of this polygon?
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    Split the polygon into two trapezoids and a rectangle. Find the area of the three shapes, and add them up, that's the area.
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