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The length of a rectangle is twice as long as the width. The area is 400 feet. Find the length and with of the rectangle.

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Answer:

A=400, L=2W, L*W=A so, L*W=400, so, 400=2W*W or 200=W*W or 200=
W^(2),
\sqrt{200\\ = W, L=2(
\sqrt{200\\) and W=
\sqrt{200\\, W=14.14 and L=28.28

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