document.write( "Question 720893: two consecutive sides of a rectangle are in the ration 4 to 6. The area is 384 meters squared. Find the dimension of the rectangle \n" ); document.write( "

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two consecutive sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 4 to 6.
\n" ); document.write( " The area is 384 meters squared. Find the dimension of the rectangle
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "4x = the width
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "6x = the length
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "4x*6x = the area
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\n" ); document.write( "4x * 6x = 384
\n" ); document.write( "24x^2 = 384
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 24
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"sqrt%2816%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4 is the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "hence
\n" ); document.write( "4*4 = 16 m is width
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "4*6 = 24 m is the length \n" ); document.write( "

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