SOLUTION: if the area of a rectangle is 50. The length is two times the width. What are the length and width?

SOLUTION: if the area of a rectangle is 50. The length is two times the width. What are the length and width?

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Question 392027: if the area of a rectangle is 50. The length is two times the width. What are the length and width?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the formula for the area of a rectangle:

Given: and Substitute:
Solve for W.
Divide by 2.
Take the square root.
, so...
Width is 5 and Length is 10.
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