SOLUTION: find the height of the rectangle,in which the area is 10x squared feet squared and the width is 2x feet

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Question 173219: find the height of the rectangle,in which the area is 10x squared feet squared and the width is 2x feet
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of rectangle is:
area = height * width
.
Let H = height
and plugging in the values given by the problem we have:
10x = h(2x)
.
To find h, divide both sides by 2x:
(10x)/(2x) = h
5 = h (height)