SOLUTION: A circle with radius 3 cm is tangent to sides PQ, PS, and SR of rectangle PQRS, and passes through the midpoint of diagonal PR. The area of the rectangle PQRS, in cm^2 is:

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Question 1066036: A circle with radius 3 cm is tangent to sides PQ, PS, and SR of rectangle PQRS, and passes through the midpoint of diagonal PR. The area of the rectangle PQRS, in cm^2 is:
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Under the given conditions, the wide of the rectangle is equal to 6 cm and the length of the rectangle is 12 cm.

Prove it and then calculate the area of the triangle.