Question

A rectangle is twice as wide as it is long. if the area is 1682 square meters, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

Answer 1

length = x

width = 2x

x(2x) = 1682

2x^2 = 1682

x^2 = 841

x = sqrt(841) = 29

length = 29 meters

width = 29 x 2 = 58 meters