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The area of a rectangle is 294 in². The ratio of the length to the width is 3:2. Find the length and the width.

User Badr At
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Answer:

length = 21 in , width = 14 in

Explanation:

the ratio of length : width = 3 : 2 = 3x : 2x ( x is a multiplier )

the area (A) of a rectangle is calculated as

A = length × width

given A = 194 , then

3x × 2x = 194

6x² = 194 ( divide both sides by 6 )

x² = 49 ( take square root of both sides )

x =
√(49) = 7

then

length = 3x = 3 × 7 = 21 in

width = 2x = 2 × 7 = 14 in

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