A rectangle is twice as long as it is tall. Its height is 5 centimeters. What is its area in square centimeters?(1 point)
Responses
50 cm2
50 cm squared
12.5 cm2
12.5 cm squared
25 cm2
25 cm squared
30 cm2
30 cm squared
The area of a rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width. Since we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is tall, the length would be 2 times the height.
Height = 5 cm
Length = 2 * 5 cm = 10 cm
Now, we can calculate the area:
Area = Length * Height = 10 cm * 5 cm = 50 cm²
Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 50 cm².