SOLUTION: 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.

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Question 397280: 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.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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calculate for the area of a rectangle,
knowing that the sum of the base and height measure 123
b + h = 123
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the base is 1 / 2 of the height.
b = .5h
:
replace b with .5h in the 1st equation
.5h + h = 123
1.5h = 123
h = 123%2F1.5
h = 82 units is the height
then
b = .5(82)
b = 41 units is the base
;
Find the area
A = 41 * 82
A = 3362 square units