Answer:
The width of the rectangle is, 2.5 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: The length of a rectangle is 16.8 inches , with an area of 42 square inches.
Since Area is 2- dimensional, it has length and width.
Area of Rectangle in square unit is given by multiplying the length by width.
The formula is given by:
Area of rectangle(A) = [tex]length( l) \times width(w)[/tex] ......[1]
Substitute the value of Area (A) = 42 square inches and length [tex](l)[/tex] = 16.8 inches in equation [1], to solve for width(w).
[tex]42 = 16.8 \times w[/tex]
or
[tex]w = \frac{42}{16.8} = 2.5[/tex] inches.
Therefore, the width of rectangle is, 2.5 inches.
