SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width and its area is 180 square units. What is the length of the rectangle?
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Question 498228: The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width and its area is 180 square units. What is the length of the rectangle? Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, cleomenius:Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width and its area is 180 square units. What is the length of the rectangle?
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Let w = width
then
5w = length
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w(5w) = 180
5w^2 = 180
w^2 = 36
w = 6 units (width)
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Length:
5w = 5(6) = 30 units
You can put this solution on YOUR website! width = x
height = 5x
Area = 5x^2 = 180
x^2 = 36
x = 6
6 units is the width,.
30 units is the height.
6 * 30 = 180 units squared.
Cleomneius
