document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83209>Question 83209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My son has a homework problem which shows a picture of a 10x12 rectangle. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 1 asks what the area is? I believe its 120 square units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 2 (im lost) Its says \"can you name two other rectangles with the same area? Explain how you can prove that these two rectangles have the same area as the 10x12 rectangle? \"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for the help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area=10*12=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area is 120 square units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find other rectangles with 120 sq units, simply set up the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=b*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and plug in A=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120=b*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So what 2 numbers multiply to 120? Lets list the factors\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we can have a rectangle of \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1x120, 2x60, 3x40, 4x30, 5x24, 6x20, 8x15, 10x12, 12x10, 15x8, 20x6, 24x5, 30x4, 40x3, 60x2, or 120x1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and they will all have the same area of 120 square units </SPAN>\n" );
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