SOLUTION: The length of a ectangle is twice the width. The area is 722yd^2. Find the lenght and the width. The length?______ the width?_______

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Question 408774: The length of a ectangle is twice the width. The area is 722yd^2. Find the lenght and the width.
The length?______
the width?_______
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SOLUTION: Let L be the length and W be the width of a rectangle.
Given: L= 2W and Area= 722 yd square
We Know Area= L x W
722 = 2W x W
722 = 2W^2
722/2 = W^2
361 = W^2
Width(W)= 19 Yard
Therefore Length(L) = 2W
= 2 x 19
=38 Yard