The area of rectangle whose length is 5 more than twice its width is 75 sq units. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• A. 20 unit
• B. 24 unit
• C. 40 unit
• D. 30 unit

Answer: (C)

Let the width of the rectangle = k units? Length = (2k + 5) units.According to the question,Area = k(2k + 5)? 75 = 2k2 + 5k? 2k2 + 5k - 75 = 0 ? 2k2 + 15k - 10k - 75 = 0 ? k(2k + 15) - 5(2k + 15) = 0 ? (2k + 15) (k - 5) = 0 ? k = 5 and -15/2Width cannot be negative. ? Width = 5 units? Length = 2x + 5 = 2 x 5 + 5 = 15 unit? perimeter of the rectangle = 2(15 + 5) = 40 units