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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
Let the width of the rectangle be <math>w</math>. Then the length is <math>2w</math>.
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This problem does not make sense.
 
 
Using the [[Pythagorean Theorem]]:
 
 
 
<math>x^{2}=w^{2}+(2w)^{2}</math>
 
 
 
<math>x^{2}=5w^{2}</math>
 
 
 
The [[area]] of the [[rectangle]] is <math>2w^2=\frac{2}{5}x^2</math>
 
 
 
<math>(B)</math>
 
  
 
==Video Solution==
 
==Video Solution==

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Problem

A rectangle with a diagonal of length $x$ is twice as long as it is wide. What is the area of the rectangle?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{1}{4}x^2\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{2}{5}x^2\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{1}{2}x^2\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } x^2\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac{3}{2}x^2$

Solution

This problem does not make sense.

Video Solution

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See also

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