SOLUTION: One side of a square is 5 inches long. Create a rectangle with the same area as the square, but the dimensions of the length must be twice that of the width. What is the length and
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Question 317565: One side of a square is 5 inches long. Create a rectangle with the same area as the square, but the dimensions of the length must be twice that of the width. What is the length and width of the rectangle? Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area of the square=5*5=25 in^2
L=2W
AREA=LW
25=2W*W
2W^2=25
W^2=25/2
W=SQRT12.5W=3.5355 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH
L=2*3.5355=7.07107 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
25=3.5355*7.07107
25~25
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