Question 940001
The length a rectangle is twice that of its width. If the area of the rectangle is 72 square inches, then find the length and width.
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width = x
length = 2x
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Area = length*width
72 = 2x*x
36 = x^2
x = 6 inches (width)
2x = 12 inches (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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