SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 50 feet.The length is two times the width.What are the length and width?(hint,the area of a rectangle is lxW

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Question 1012187: The area of a rectangle is 50 feet.The length is two times the width.What are the length and width?(hint,the area of a rectangle is lxW
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W=width; L=length=2W; A=Area
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Assuming area of rectangle is 50 square feet:
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A=LW
50ft%5E2=%282W%29%28W%29
50ft%5E2=2W%5E2
25ft%5E2=W%5E2
sqrt%2825ft%5E2%29=sqrt%28W%5E2%29
+/-5ft=W
ANSWER 1: The width is 5 feet.
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L=2W=2(5ft)=10ft
ANSWER 2: The length is 10 feet.
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