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  • 23-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. If its area is 50 sq. yd., find the length.


10 yd.
25 yd.
33 1/3 yd.

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Greenleafable
Greenleafable Greenleafable
  • 30-11-2016
If one side is twice as long then that means that b = 2a, so the area formula is
a x 2a = 50
2a^2 = 50
a^2 = 50/2
a^2 = 25
a = 5
b = 2a
b = 10.

The correct answer is 10yd
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