SOLUTION: A triangle and a rectangle are equal in area. The base of the triangle is 6.4 cm and Height is 5.7 cm. if the length of the rectangle is 3.8 cm find its breadth.?

Question 1104377: A triangle and a rectangle are equal in area. The base of the triangle is 6.4 cm and Height is 5.7 cm. if the length of the rectangle is 3.8 cm find its breadth.?
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A triangle and a rectangle are equal in area.
The base of the triangle is 6.4 cm and Height is 5.7 cm.
if the length of the rectangle is 3.8 cm find its breadth.?
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let w = the width of the rectangle
rect area = triangle area
3.8*w = *6.4*5.7
3.8w = 18.84
w =
w = 4.8 is width of the rectangle
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Check this,
find the area of the rectangle: 4.8 * 3.8 = 18.24, the same as the triangle

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