geometry help!!

Question

A square and a rectangle have the same area. The rectangles dimensions are 32 cm x 18 cm. What is the perimeter of the square?

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle can be found by base * height, so the area of the given rectangle is 32 * 18 = 576 cm^2.

The area of a square is found the same way, but in a square all sides are the same so you can determine a side of the square by side^2 = 576, side = 24.

The perimeter of the square is the sum of the sides, 24 * 4 = 96 cm.