<PRE><B>Question 1064892</B>
The length of a rectangle is 3 1/2 times the width find the length and the width of a rectangle if the area is 12m2
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Area = L*W = 12
L = 3.5W
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3.5W^2 = 12
W^2 = 24/7
W = 2sqrt(42)/7 meters
L = sqrt(42) meters
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