document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94715>Question 94715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 18 square inches. The length of the rectangle is twice its width. Find the length and width of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bxh=18in.?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For this, we can say that x is equal to the width. Since the length is twice it's width, we can say that 2x is equal to the length. We know that the formula to get the area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=length%2Awidth ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"length%2Awidth\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so that means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2A2x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2A2x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Let's divide both sides by 2 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. let's find the square root of both sides <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2%29=sqrt%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2%29=sqrt%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since the width is 3 that means the length is 6 because the length is twice the width. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length is 6 inches and the width is 3 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope I helped you! </SPAN>\n" );
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