Asked by Josh

The area of a rectangle is 90m 2. The base is three less than three times the height. What is the perimeter?

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Answered by Damon
b = 3 h -3
area = b h = (3 h - 3)h = 3 h^2 - 3 h = 90
so
3 h^2 - 3 h - 90 = 0
(h+5)(3h-18) = 0
h = 6 is positive real solution
so
b = 3*6 -3 = 15
then perimeter = 2 h + 2 b
Answered by Josh
dont get it
Answered by Josh
how did you get that. not rudely.
Answered by PsyDAG
Let B = base and H = height

From the first sentence:

B * H = 90

From the second sentence:

B = 3H - 3

Substitute the value of B from the second equation into the first and solve for H. Put the value of H in the second equation to find B. Check by putting both values into the first equation.

As Damon says, "then perimeter = 2 h + 2 b".

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
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