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xy=243
x=243/y
x=4y-9
(4y-9)y=243
4y^2-9y=243
4y^2-9y-243=0
(4y+27)(y-9)=0
y-9=0
y=9 answer for the height.
x=4*9-9
x=36-9
x=27 answer for the base.
proof:
9*27=243
243=243
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