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Rectangle Area

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January 14, 2009
geometryrectangle

Problem Statement

A rectangle with a diagonal of length x x is twice as long as it is wide. What is the area of the rectangle? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 14x2<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 25x2<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 12x2<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> x2<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 32x2 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \frac14x^2 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \frac25x^2 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \frac12x^2 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ x^2 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \frac32x^2