Question

A rectangle is twice as long as it is tall. its height is 5 centimeters what is its are is square centimeters?

30 cm 2

25 cm 2

12.4 cm 2

50 cm 2

Answer 1

To find the area of the rectangle, we first need to determine its dimensions based on the information given.

The rectangle's height is given as 5 centimeters. Since the rectangle is twice as long as it is tall, the length will be:

\[
\text{Length} = 2 \times \text{Height} = 2 \times 5 \, \text{cm} = 10 \, \text{cm}
\]

Next, we can calculate the area of the rectangle using the formula for the area of a rectangle:

\[
\text{Area} = \text{Length} \times \text{Height}
\]

Substituting the dimensions we found:

\[
\text{Area} = 10 \, \text{cm} \times 5 \, \text{cm} = 50 \, \text{cm}^2
\]

So, the area of the rectangle is **50 cm²**.