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The area of a rectangle is 20. The length is 5, and the width is x squared. What is the value of x? What is the width of the rectangle?

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Answer:

2, 4

Explanation:

Area of a rectangle = Length × width

  • length = 5
  • width = x²
  • area = 20

20 = 5 × x²

x² = 4

x = 2

Value of x is 2

width is x² = 4

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