Question

The area of a rectangle is equal to its perimeter. The base of the rectangle is 10 cm. The height of the rectangle is x cm. What is the value of x in this situation?

x=

Answer 1

10x

Explanation:

a=p

base=10

height=x

area=10 times x

perimeter=10+10+x+x

to work out area you times the base (10) by the height however since the height is x in this instant the answer is 10 times x which simplifies to 10x