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The area of a rectangle is 128 ft.² if the link is twice the width what is the measure of the width of the rectangle

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Let, the width = x
Then,Length = 2x

Now, Area = l * w
A = (2x)(x)
128 = 2x²
x² = 128/2
x = √64
x = 8

In short, Your Answer would be 8 Feet

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