SOLUTION: two storage sheds are to have the same area. One is square and one is rectangular. The rectangular shed is 2 meters wide and 18 meters long. How large is one of the square shed in

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Question 320892: two storage sheds are to have the same area. One is square and one is rectangular. The rectangular shed is 2 meters wide and 18 meters long. How large is one of the square shed in meters?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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one shed has length & width of 18 & 2
the area = 18*2 = 36 m^2
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The square shed has the same area = 36m^2
so the length = sqrt 36 = 6 m
The square shed is 6 by 6 m