The area of the rectangle is 48 cm squared, and the length of its side is 12 cm.

The area of the rectangle is 48 cm squared, and the length of its side is 12 cm. Find the length of the second side of the rectangle?

The area of a rectangle is the product of the length of the rectangle by the width of the rectangle.

S = a * b, S is the area of the rectangle, a is the length of the rectangle, b is the width of the rectangle. In order to find the unknown side of the rectangle, it is necessary to divide the area by the known side of the rectangle:

48: 12 = 4 (cm) – the length of the second side of the quadrangle.

Answer: 4 cm is the length of the second side of the rectangle.



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