SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 8yd^2. Find the length and the width.
The length is ____yd
The width is _______yd
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Question 341851: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 8yd^2. Find the length and the width.
The length is ____yd
The width is _______yd
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width be x
length = 2x
Area = L*W
x*2x =8
2x^2=8
x^2= 8/2
x^2=4
x= sqrt 4
x=2 the width
length = 2x = 2*2 =4
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