SOLUTION: The length os a rectangle is twice its width. The area is 1080 cm2. Find the width, in simplest radical form.

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Question 184231: The length os a rectangle is twice its width. The area is 1080 cm2. Find the width, in simplest radical form.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=2w
Lw=1080
2w*w=1080 substitute 2w for L
w^3=1080
1080=2*2*2*3*3*3*5 Factor
=2^3*3^3*5
=6^3*5
w=6%2Aroot%283%2C5%29 cube root of each side
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Ed