SOLUTION: if a rectangle table is 2 times as long as it is wide and the area is 108ft^2, what is the length and width?

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Question 363720: if a rectangle table is 2 times as long as it is wide and the area is 108ft^2, what is the length and width?
Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = with of rectangle
2x = lenght of rectangle
A = x (2x)
x (2x) = 108
2x^2 = 108
x^2 = 54

x = suare root of 54
x = 7.35 ft
2x = 14.7 ft