SOLUTION: A rectangle is twice as wide as it is long. If the area is 1058 square meters, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

Question 1138006: A rectangle is twice as wide as it is long. If the area is 1058 square meters, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Cut the rectangle in two squares  (mentally).


The area of each square is  1058/2 = 529 square meters.


Hence, the side length of each square is   = 23 meters.


Answer.  The dimensions of the original rectanle are 23 m  and  46 m.

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