SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is twice as long as the width. If one centimeter is taken off of each edge the area equals 1 meter. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Question 1065314: The length of a rectangle is twice as long as the width. If one centimeter is taken off of each edge the area equals 1 meter. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming you mean the area is 1 square meter since meter is a measure of length not area.
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100 cm=1 meter
and

and for a rectangle,

Convert from square meters to square centimeters to use consistent units,

So then substituting from above,

Complete the square,

Only the positive value makes sense in this problem,

and

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