2005 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 3
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Problem
A rectangle with diagonal length 
is twice as long as it is wide. What is the area of the rectangle?
Solution
Let 
be the width, so the length is 
. By the Pythagorean Theorem, 
. The area of the rectangle is 
.
See also
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