The area of the rectangle is 48 cm2, 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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