document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190779>Question 190779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is , the lenght of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 648sqrt. find the length and the width. I have never been very good at math and I have being trying to do this on my own but can not seem to understand how word problems work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Label the width as x and the length as 2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the area = x*2x = 2x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The area is 648sqrt. find the length and the width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 2x*x = 2x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "648 = 2x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324 = x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18 (that is the width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 36 (that is the length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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