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Question 1059066: The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. The area is less than or equal to 70 square cm. What is the greatest possible width
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let w be the width. Then the length is 3w. So:
w(3w)=70
3w²=70
w=±√70/3
l=±3√70/3
The greatest possible width is √(70/3).☺☺☺☺
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