The length of a rectangle is 2cm longer than its width if the perimeter of the rectangle is 40cm find the area?

The rectangle is 99 cm2 in area. Here's how we got it. The rectangle has length (l) and width (w). A length and a length and a width and a width all added up equals 40 cm. And l is 2 cm longer than w, so l = w + 2. If we add w + 2 and w + 2 (the two lengths) and w and w, we get 40 cm. That's 4w + 4 cm = 40 cm. 4w = 36 cm, and w = 9 cm. The width is 9 cm, and the length is 2 cm more or 11 cm. The rectangle is 9 cm by 11 cm, and its area is 9 x 11 cm2, or 99 cm2.