SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. If the diagonal of the rectangle measures √30 inches, what is the area of the rectangle? My answer is 12 inches squared, but

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Question 1025901: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. If the diagonal of the rectangle measures √30 inches, what is the area of the rectangle?
My answer is 12 inches squared, but my question is can I multiple a number by a radical like 2 times√6 .
Thank you

Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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ANSWER: Multiplication is commutative: terms can be multiplied in any order.
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