The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The area of the rectangle is 96 square units. Notice that you can divide the rectangle into two squares with equal area. How can you estimate the side length of each​ square? Estimate the length and width of the rectangle. what is the the units long and units wide?

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The side length of each square is 6.93 units

The length of the rectangle is 13.86 units and the width of the rectangle is 6.93 units

Area of rectangle

From the question, we are to determine the length and width of the rectangle

To estimate the side length of each square,

We know that the rectangle can be divided into two squares with equal area

∴ Area of one the square = 96/2 = 48 square units

and

The side length of the square will be the width of the rectangle

Thus,

w² = 48

w = √48

w = 6.93 units

Hence, the side length of each square is 6.93 units

For the length and width of the rectangle,

From the given information,

The length of a rectangle is twice the width

That is,

l = 2w ------ (1)

Also,

The area of the rectangle is 96 square units

That is,

lw = 96 ------ (2)

Substitute equation (1) into equation (2)

lw = 96

2w(w) = 96

2w² = 96

w² = 48

w = √48

w = 6.93 units

∴ The width is of the rectangle 6.93 units

Substitute the value of w into equation (1)

l = 2w

l = 2(6.93)

l = 13.86 units

Hence, the length of the rectangle is 13.86 units and the width of the rectangle is 6.93 units

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