One side of the rectangle is 2 cm longer than the other. The total length of the 2 sides is 12 cm.

One side of the rectangle is 2 cm longer than the other. The total length of the 2 sides is 12 cm. Find the length of each side of this rectangle

Suppose one side of the rectangle is x cm.

Since the second side of the rectangle is 2 cm larger than the other, its length value will be: x + 2 cm.

The sum of the lengths of the two sides will be:

x + x + 2 = 12.

2 * x = 12 – 2.

2 * x = 10.

x = 10/2 = 5 cm (first side).

x + 2 = 5 + 2 = 7 cm (second side).

The area of the rectangle will be:

7 * 5 = 35 cm2

Answer:

The lengths of the sides are 5 and 7 cm.