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HELP! ALgebra 2!

A rectangular swimming pool is twice as long as it is wide. The pool has an area of 450 feet. What are the dimensions of the pool?

User Amirouche
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Answer: The pool is 30 feet by 15 feet

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Step-by-step explanation:

x = width

2x = length, since it is twice as long as it is wide

area = length*width = 2x*x = 2x^2

Set this equal to the area of 450 sq ft and solve for x

2x^2 = 450

x^2 = 450/2

x^2 = 225

x = sqrt(225)

x = 15 feet is the width

2x = 2*15 = 30 feet is the length

Check:

area = length*width = 30*15 = 450

The answers are confirmed.

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