Ugh. I'm stuck.

[Captain Brain]

Geometry.

I've thought myself into a box here.

My question is:

The length of a rectangle is half the width. The area is 25 square meters.

 

[imabrat]

NVM, that was a stupid response.

 

[Captain Brain]

NVM, that was a stupid response.

The formula I have is length x width.

Other than that I've got nothing.

 

[life of the party]

D: OMG how is that possible..
Then would it be a rectangle?

 

[K-Shong99]

i'd love to help, but i got a c- in geometry last year.
XD

you wouldn't want my help.

but if you ever need help with english, holla!

 

[Captain Brain]

D: OMG how is that possible..
Then would it be a rectangle?

Oh woops. I meant to put rectangle.

 

[Em&Em]

I'd love to help Billy, but I am only taking Algebra 2.

 

[Captain Brain]

*sigh* I'll just get the answer tomorrow. I don't think this way. I think literally, not figuratively.

 

[Babyjustrun]

Billy, I think you wrote it wrong.

The width can never be more than the length, because then the width would become the length.

I don't know!
I could figure it out, I think.

But the thing is, 25 is only dividable by, one, 5 and itself.
-headdesk-
Am I being stupid?
Is the summer getting to me?

 

[imabrat]

Okay, I haven't taken Geometry, so this is just a wild guess. (PS - I suck at math)

Area = lxw
Divide the area, which would be 12.5 equal. Now divide that into 2. Which would be 6.25. Add that 6.25 to 12.5 to get 18.75.

18.75 = width.
6.25 = length.

???? Now I'm confused myself. I'm one of those people who takes the "alternate route" to solve a math problem, still getting the right answer, but can't explain how I got it.

 

[Captain Brain]

Billy, I think you wrote it wrong.

The width can never be more than the length, because then the width would become the length.

I don't know!
I could figure it out, I think.

But the thing is, 25 is only dividable by, one, 5 and itself.
-headdesk-
Am I being stupid?
Is the summer getting to me?

I probably wrote it wrong. Again. It's so hard.

Okay, I haven't taken Geometry, so this is just a wild guess. (PS - I suck at math)

Area = lxw
Divide the area, which would be 12.5 equal. Now divide that into 2. Which would be 6.25. Add that 6.25 to 12.5 to get 18.75.

18.75 = width.
6.25 = length.

???? Now I'm confused myself. I'm one of those people who takes the "alternate route" to solve a math problem, still getting the right answer, but can't explain how I got it.

Sonya-Anya, I think that could be right! It makes sense anyway.

 

[imabrat]

I probably wrote it wrong. Again. It's so hard.



Sonya-Anya, I think that could be right! It makes sense anyway.

Beats me! I just took a guess. Tell me tomorrow if I was right!

 

[life of the party]

Oh woops. I meant to put rectangle.

Now it makes more sense xD


But still dont get it xD
Um google it?

 

[Captain Brain]

Now it makes more sense xD


But still dont get it xD
Um google it?

I will try google. I'm surprised that I didn't think of that sooner.

 

[Babyjustrun]

But why would you divide by two?
It would make sense to find two measures that when multiplied give you the area of 25 metres.

Again, the only things that multiply together to make 25 are 1x25 and 5x5 (which is a square)

If you multiply the numbers you wrote Sonya you get a really big number..

 

[imabrat]

But why would you divide by two?
It would make sense to find two measures that when multiplied give you the area of 25 metres.

Again, the only things that multiply together to make 25 are 1x25 and 5x5 (which is a square)

If you multiply the numbers you wrote Sonya you get a really big number..

Like I said, I haven't taken geometry and suck at math but.

I remember that area = lxw.
Divide the 25 by 2 (1 for area and 1 for length)
If length is half the width, you'd divide it by 2 again and add the extra to the length?

 

[Captain Brain]

Sigh.

I'll ask the teacher tomorrow. I'll track him down in the hallway and FORCE him to teach me how to do this evil stuff.

 

[Babyjustrun]

It actually sounds like a simple question.
It just doesn't make sense when you think about it.

 

[Captain Brain]

I know. I'll have to ask my friends or someone...I may figure it out in a dream tonight. That's how I passed Algebra once.

 

[Babyjustrun]

Like I said, I haven't taken geometry and suck at math but.

I remember that area = lxw.
Divide the 25 by 2 (1 for area and 1 for length)
If length is half the width, you'd divide it by 2 again and add the extra to the length?

I ended up with like 18.75 when i did that