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I need to draw three different shaped rectangles each with an area 24 square units and i have no idea how to do that please help
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document.write( "Since the formula is \r\n" );
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document.write( "Length x Width = Area\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the Area is 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then \r\n" );
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document.write( "Length x Width = 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "Just think through your multiplication facts that\r\n" );
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document.write( "you learned in 3rd or 4th grade, and\r\n" );
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document.write( "come up with three pairs of numbers that \r\n" );
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document.write( "when multiplied gives 24:\r\n" );
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document.write( " L x W = 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "12 x 2 = 24 \r\n" );
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document.write( " 8 x 3 = 24\r\n" );
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document.write( " 6 x 4 = 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when the length is 12 and the width is 2, draw this rectangle,\r\n" );
document.write( "which is 12 units across and 2 units high:\r\n" );
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document.write( "And when the length is 8 and the width is 3, draw this rectangle,\r\n" );
document.write( "which is 8 units across and 3 units high:\r\n" );
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document.write( "And when the length is 6 and the width is 4, draw this\r\n" );
document.write( "rectangle, which is 6 units across and 4 units high:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Count the little squares (square units) inside each of the \r\n" );
document.write( "three big rectangles above and you will see that each one has\r\n" );
document.write( "exactly 24 of those little square units in it.  That's what\r\n" );
document.write( "area is all about.  The area is just how many of those \r\n" );
document.write( "little square units that will fit inside a rectangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "But you don't have to draw the 24 square units as I have\r\n" );
document.write( "above, you can just draw the rectangles without showing\r\n" );
document.write( "the square units of area:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when the length is 12 and the width is 2, just draw this rectangle\r\n" );
document.write( "without showing the 14 square units of area that will fit inside the \r\n" );
document.write( "rectangle::\r\n" );
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document.write( "And when the length is 8 and the width is 3, just draw this rectangle\r\n" );
document.write( "without showing the 24 square units of area that will fit inside the \r\n" );
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document.write( "And when the length is 6 and the width is 4, draw this\r\n" );
document.write( "rectangle without showing the 24 square units of area\r\n" );
document.write( "that will fit inside the rectangle:\r\n" );
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