SOLUTION: a pasture is twice as long as it is wide. it's area is 115,200ft^2. how wide is the pasture?

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Question 1124061: a pasture is twice as long as it is wide. it's area is 115,200ft^2. how wide is the pasture?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let W be the width.


Then length is  L = 2W, according to the condition.


The area equation is 


L*W = (2W)*W = 115200,   or


2W^2 = 115200,   or

W^2 = 57600.


It implies  W =  = 240.


Answer.  The width is  240 ft.

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