SOLUTION: I am so confused with "Using a Rational Expression" could someone please walk me through it so I can get a better understanding? -- Thanks so much! A square has a side length o

Question 1036482: I am so confused with "Using a Rational Expression" could someone please walk me through it so I can get a better understanding? -- Thanks so much!
A square has a side length of 6x+2. A rectangle with a width 3x+1 has the same area as the square. What is the length of the rectangle?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Description discusses lengths and an area.

Dimension for the SQUARE are 2(3x+1) and 2(3x+1).
Area of the square is .

Let the length of the rectangle be L.
Given is that width of the rectangle is 3x+1.
Area of the rectangle is .

Also given is that ......
... , and the question asked is, what is L.
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