document.write( "Question 480892: The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 72yd^2. Find the length and width \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x and 2x represent the width and length respectively
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document.write( " x*2x = 72yd^2
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document.write( "  2x^2 = 72yd^2
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document.write( "   x^2 = 36yd^2  |tossing out the negative solution for # of units
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document.write( "    x = 6yd, the width.  The length is 12yd \n" );
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