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Question 319937: Hi can you ohelp me with this problem thank you the area of a rectangle is 32 square feet. The width is half of the length find the length. Thank you!
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is,
A=L%2AW=32
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.
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W=L%2F2
Substitute,
L%2A%28L%2F2%29=32
L%5E2=64
highlight%28L=8%29ft.