document.write( "Question 1198041: The area of a rectangle is 12 square feet. Determine the length and width if the length is 3 times the width. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A good problem to work out in your head.\r
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document.write( "Area = Length * Width  (A = L*W)\r
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document.write( "For this problem:
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document.write( "12 = (3*W)*W
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document.write( "12 = 3*W^2
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document.write( "4 = W^2
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document.write( "W = 2ft  --> L = 6ft\r
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