A rectangle is twice as long as it is tall. Its height is 5 centimeters. What is its area in square centimeters?(1 point)

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25 cm2
25 cm squared

12.5 cm2
12.5 cm squared

30 cm2
30 cm squared

50 cm2

Answer 1

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

The height (h) of the rectangle is 5 centimeters.

Since the rectangle is twice as long as it is tall, we can express the length (l) as: \[ l = 2 \times h = 2 \times 5 \text{ cm} = 10 \text{ cm} \]

Now, we can calculate the area (A) of the rectangle using the formula: \[ A = l \times h = 10 \text{ cm} \times 5 \text{ cm} = 50 \text{ cm}^2 \]

Thus, the area of the rectangle is 50 cm².