Answer:
The Width of the property is 1/2 (or 0.5) miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Step I - Formula for the length of a rectangle is given as
L = [tex]\frac{A}{w}[/tex]
Where L = Lenght
A = Area and
w = Width
Step II - Insert values
We have L to be equal to 2 Miles, and
W to be equal to 1 square mile
Therefore
2 = [tex]\frac{1}{w}[/tex]
To obtain w, we have to collect like terms to one side of the equation by cross multiplying
So
[tex]\frac{2}{1}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{w}[/tex]
Cross multiplying we have
2w = 1
to get the value of w, we divide both sides by 2
[tex]\frac{2w}{2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
On the left side we are left with w, whilst on the right side we are left with a fraction - 1/2 (which in decimal form is 0.5)
Therefore, w = 0.5 Miles and this is the width of the property.
To confirm, Area of a rectangle is given by A = w * l
If we insert our figures, we'd get 0.5 x 2
Which is equals to 1 which was given in the question.
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