SOLUTION: A rectangle's length is 3 times its width. Its area is 108 square cm. What are its dimensions.
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Question 279061: A rectangle's length is 3 times its width. Its area is 108 square cm. What are its dimensions.
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The square root of 36 is either +6 or -6, BUT a negative width does not make sense, so we can start with w=6.
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The rectangle's length is 18; the width is 6.
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