SOLUTION: A rectangle has a length twice as long as the width and an area of 50 square feet. How long is the diagonal of the rectangle?
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Question 384067: A rectangle has a length twice as long as the width and an area of 50 square feet. How long is the diagonal of the rectangle? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! width = x
lebgth =2x
area =50 ft^2
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L*W= Area
x*2x=50
2x^2=50
/2
x^2=25
x=5 feet the width
length = 2x= 10 feet
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Diagonal^2= L^2+W^2
D^2=5^2+10^2
D^2=125
d=11.2 feet the diagonal
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