SOLUTION: Can you help me with this one please? The length of a rectangle is seven times it's width. The area of the rectangle is 567 square centimeters. Find the dimensions of the recta

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Question 890255: Can you help me with this one please?
The length of a rectangle is seven times it's width. The area of the rectangle is 567 square centimeters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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w and L, width and length.

L=7w and wL=567.

w(7w)=567
7w^2=567
w^2=567/7
w^2=81
w=9 meaning that L=63.