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Given that the area of rectangle is 42cm and the breath is 6cm find its length​

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Answer:

Length =
2√(58)

Step-by-step explanation:

The width of the triangle is 6 cm. We are given the area. Lets work through this step by step.

First of all, the area of a triangle is
A= (1)/(2) b * h

We know that the breadth, or the base, b, is 6 cm.

Substitute the value of 6 for B


A = 1/2(6) * h

What we need to do is find the length of the height, H. Therefore


42 = 1/2(6) * h


42 = 3h

Divide each side by 3 to isolate h


14 = h

The height is 14.


In order to determine the length, just substitute the values of 6 and 14 for a^2 and b^2 in the pythagorean theorem.


a^2 + b^2 = c^2\\6^2 + 14^2 = c^2\\36 + 196 = c^2\\232 = c^2

Take the square root of both sides to simplify c.


c= 2√(58)

This is approximately equal to


15.232 cm's

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