SOLUTION: the area of a rectangle is 6 times the area of a square if the rectangle is 22 inches long and the width of the rectangle is the same as the length of a side of the square find the
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Question 1009007: the area of a rectangle is 6 times the area of a square if the rectangle is 22 inches long and the width of the rectangle is the same as the length of a side of the square find the length of a side of the square
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, josgarithmetic:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the side of the square in inches
= the area of the square in in2
= the width of the rectangle in inches
= the area of the rectangle in in2
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Divide both sides by
The side of the square is 3.667 in
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w and L, dimensions of the rectangle;
x, side length of a square;
Translating the description----------
The question means, to solve for x.
The other solution, x=0, is meaningless.
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