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  • 09-03-2018
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the width of a rectangle is X and the length is twice he width. if the area of the rectangle is 162, what is X?

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  • 09-03-2018
The width = X, the length = 2x
Area = Length × Breadth
[tex]162 = 2x \times x \\ 162 = 2x {}^{2} [/tex]
dividing both side by 2
[tex] \frac{162}{2} = \frac{2 {x}^{2} }{2} \\ 81 = x {}^{2} [/tex]
squaring both side
[tex] \sqrt{81} = x [/tex]
[tex]x = 9[/tex]
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