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What is the height of a rectangle if the area is 60 inches and the base is 20?
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∙ 11y ago
40 inches
no. that is not right
your area is 60 square inches; watch your units
area = base x height
height = area / base
height = 60/20 = 3 inch
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A rectangle is a good, simple shape to begin with. The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of the length of its base and the length of its height. The height is a segment that is perpendicular to the base. For a rectangle, the base and height are often called the "length" and the "width", and sometimes the height is referred to as the "altitude."
What is the area of a rectangle with a base of 10 and a height of 7?
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Area of a parallelogram = 0.5*base*height = 0.5*6*3 = 9 square inches.
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6X squared
The volume of the rectangular prism base area 56 in. and height 6 in.?
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What is the area in square inches if the rectangle if the base is 2 feet and the height is 3 feet?
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What is the height of a rectangle if it has an area of 600 sq. in and a base of 25 in?
Its height is 600/25 = 24 inches
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area=base*height 7.3*2.4=17.52
If a rectangle has a height of 14 inches and base of 9 inches what is its area?
9 x 14 = 126 square inches
A rectangle and triangle have equal areas The rectangle is 12 inches long and 8 inches wide If the base of the triangle is 32 inches what is the length in inches of the altitude drawn to the base?
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If a square has a height of 14 inches and a base of 9 inches what is the area?
If you mean a rectangle and not a square then the area is 14 times 9 = 126 square inches
What is the area of the rectangle if the base is 2 feet 3 inches and the height is 6 inches?
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Can you explain why the area of a triangle is 1 half base height while the area rectangle or a parallelogram is expressed as base height?
If you draw a diagonal in a rectangle you get two equal triangles, each half the area of the rectangle. Area of rectangle is base x height, so half of that is ½ x base x height. QED
What is the area of a rectangle with a base of 7 feet and a height of 2 inches?
7 feet = 84 inches. So area = 84*2 = 168 sq inches.
Why is the area of a rectangle base times height?
A rectangle is a good, simple shape to begin with. The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of the length of its base and the length of its height. The height is a segment that is perpendicular to the base. For a rectangle, the base and height are often called the "length" and the "width", and sometimes the height is referred to as the "altitude."
