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Maxwell's windows has an area of 1152 square inches. the height of the window is 1/2 of its length. what is the length and height of maxwell's window?

Verified Answer :

Aarea = length height
B) height = .5
length

Substituting equation B into A
A) area = length .5 length
1,152 = length .5 length
 1,152 = .5length^2
.5
length^2 -1,152 = 0
length = 48
height = 24
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Double-Check
area = 48
24 = 1,152