SOLUTION: a rectangular pool is twice as long as it is wide. What are the dimensions of the pool if the perimiter is 42 yd?

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Question 513268: a rectangular pool is twice as long as it is wide. What are the dimensions of the pool if the perimiter is 42 yd?
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The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is:



but we are given that:



and



so



Solve for then calculate

Answers are in yards.


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