document.write( "Question 420371: A rectangular table is four times as long as it is wide. If the area is 144^2 feet, find the length and the width of the table. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"A rectangular table is four times as long as it is wide. If the area is 144^2 feet, find the length and the width of the table.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = width
\n" ); document.write( "4x = length {table is 4 times as long as it is wide}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of a rectangle = length x width\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(4x) = 144 {area is width x length}
\n" ); document.write( "4x^2 = 144 {multiplied x by 4x}
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 36 {divided both sides by 4}
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6 {took square root of both sides}
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 24 {substituted 6, in for x, into 4x}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "width = 6ft and length = 24ft
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