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A tennis court in the shape of a rectangle has an area of 7200 square

feet. One pair of sides measures twice the length of the other pair of
sides. What are the dimensions of the tennis court?

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Answer:

60 x 120

Explanation:

2x(x) = 7200

2
x^(2) = 7200 divide both sides by 2


x^(2) = 3600


\sqrt{x^(2) } =
√(3600)

x = 60

This is one of the dimensions. The other dimension is twice 60 or 120.

a = lw

a = (60)(12)

a = 7200

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