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Subject: geometry The perimeter of a rectangle is 72 in. The base is 3 times the height. find the area of the rectangle? |
Hi Mike,
I let h be the height of the rectangle and drew a sketch.
From the diagram you can see that the perimeter is 8h and hence
8h = 72
Penny
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