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In a rectangle, the longer side is referred to as the "length," while the shorter side is called the "width." These terms help distinguish the dimensions of the rectangle, with length typically representing the side that is longer. When discussing the area or perimeter, these dimensions are essential for calculations.
The name of the larger side of a rectangle is length
You can't unless you know something else about the rectangle, such as the short side is 1 less than the long side. A rectangle of 2 by 3 and a rectangle of 1 by 6 both have an area of 6.
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You can set up a proportion and solve for the unknown side. Say that your rectangle has a short side that measures 4. The long side, unknown at this time, is x. The scale factor of the long side to the short side is 2/1 or 2:1. That would mean that the ratio of the actual side measurements, long side to short side, would be x/4. Set up a proportion where that ratio and the scale factor are equal to each other. Cross multiply and solve for x. x/4 = 2/1 x = 8 The long side of the rectangle would measure 8.