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PLEASE HELP !!! The height of a rectangle is twice the width and the area is 32. Find the dimensions.

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The width is 4 and the height is 8 bc 8 x 4 = 32 and 32 is the area
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Answer:

The rectangle has a width of 4 and a height of 8

Explanation:

Let the height of the rectangle be H and the width be W.

We know the height of the rectangle is twice the width, so:

H = 2W

The area of a rectangle, A, is given by A = W * H, so in this case:

32 = W * 2W

32 = 2W²

W² = 16

W = 4

Knowing that the width is 4, the height must be 8. This gives us an area of 32.

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