A square piece of cloth is folded in half to form a rectangle. If the resulting rectangle has a perimeter of 8 inches, what are the area and perimeter of the square piece of cloth?

Question

A square piece of cloth is folded in half to form a rectangle.  If the resulting rectangle has a perimeter of 8 inches, what are the area and perimeter of the square piece of cloth?

Damon · Answer

2 L + 2 (L/2) = 8 L = 8/3 area = 64/9 perimeter = 4 L = 32/3