document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=397280>Question 397280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> calculate for the area of a rectangle, knowing that the sum of the base and height measure 123 and that the base is 1 / 2 of the height.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " knowing that the sum of the base and height measure 123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + h = 123<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the base is 1 / 2 of the height. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = .5h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace b with .5h in the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5h + h = 123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5h = 123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=123%2F1.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"123%2F1.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 82 units is the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = .5(82)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 41 units is the base<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 41 * 82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 3362 square units </SPAN>\n" );
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