The perimeter of the rectangle is 72 cm. Its length is 23 cm, find the area of a straight rectangle.

A rectangle is a rectangle whose opposite sides are equal. Its perimeter (the sum of all sides) is determined by the formula: P = 2a + 2b. Based on this, we find the width, if its value for such a figure is 72 cm, and its length is 23 cm:

2 * 23 + 2 * b = 72,

2b = 72 – 46 = 26,

b = 26: 2 = 13 cm.

The area of the rectangle is calculated by the formula:

S = a * b = 23 * 13 = 299 cm².



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