The area of the rectangle is 68 square units. Notice that you can divide the rectangle into two squares with equal area. How can

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you estimate the side length of each square? Estimate the length and width of the rectangle.

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fiasKO [112] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-11T18:13:34+03:00

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let "L" represent the length of the rectangle

let "W" represent the width of the rectangle

Area of the rectangle = LW

68= LW --------eqn 1

Area of a square = L/2 ×L/2

34= L^2/4

136=L^2

L= 11.67

From eqn 1 , W=68/L

W=68/11.6619

W=5.83