Question

The area of a rectangle is 30 square meters. Find the length and width if the length is 1.45 times the width.

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of the rectangle is 14.5√6/29 or 6.6 meters and the width is 10√6/29 or 4.55 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Area of a rectangle = 30 square meters

2. Find the length and width if the length is 1.45 times the width.

Width of the rectangle = x

Length of the rectangle = 1.45x

Now substituting in the formula of the area of a rectangle, this way:

30 = x * 1.45x

30 = 1.45x²

x² = 30/1.45

x = √30/1.45

x = 10 √6/29 or 4.55 (Rounding to two decimal places)

1.45 x = 14.5 √6/29 or 6.6

The length of the rectangle is 14.5√6/29 or 6.6 meters and the width is 10√6/29 or 4.55 meters.