SOLUTION: A rectangular garden is to be twice as long as it wide and is to be included by a fence. The area is 134m2. Determine the side of the rectangular garden

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Question 1106922: A rectangular garden is to be twice as long as it wide and is to be included by a fence. The area is 134m2. Determine the side of the rectangular garden


Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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width=x
length=2x, units m
area is 2x^2=134
x^2=67
x=8.19 m
2x=16.38 m
These represent the width and the length respectively.