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The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area is 288 yd. Find the length and the width.

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Width it 12 length is 24
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Answer:

width = 12

length = 24

Explanation:

L = 2w

A = L x w

288 = 2w^2

w^2 = 144

w = 12

w = 12, L = 24

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