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Subject: geometry
Name: mike
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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.

rectangle

From the diagram you can see that the perimeter is 8h and hence

8h = 72

Penny

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