Question

A rectangle has an area of 12 square units. What can be said of it's height and width? Check all that apply.A. The height could be 1 and the width 12B. The height could be 8 and the width 4C. The height could be 3 and the width 4D. The height could be 6 and the width 2

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is given by:

`\begin{gathered} A=w\cdot h \\ \text{Where:} \\ w=\text{width} \\ h=\text{height} \end{gathered}`

A. The height could be 1 and the width 12

`\begin{gathered} 12=12\cdot1 \\ 12=12 \end{gathered}`

This is a correct choice

B. The height could be 8 and the width 4



`\begin{gathered} 12=4\cdot8 \\ 12\\e32 \end{gathered}`

This is an incorrect choice

C. The height could be 3 and the width 4

`\begin{gathered} 12=4\cdot3 \\ 12=12 \end{gathered}`

This is a correct choice

D. The height could be 6 and the width 2​

`\begin{gathered} 12=2\cdot6 \\ 12=12 \end{gathered}`

This is a correct choice