SOLUTION: The lenghth of a rectangle is twice the width, the area is 288yd^2, what would the lenghth and width be?

SOLUTION: The lenghth of a rectangle is twice the width, the area is 288yd^2, what would the lenghth and width be?

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Question 329012: The lenghth of a rectangle is twice the width, the area is 288yd^2, what would the lenghth and width be?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width be x
length = 2x
Area = 288yard^2
2x^2=288
x^2=144
x=sqrt144
x=12 yards the width
length = 24 yards
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