if The area of the composite figure is 52 square meters. What is the value in meters of the height of the larger rectangle?
To find the height of the larger rectangle, we first need to identify the dimensions of the composite figure.
Let the width of the larger rectangle be x meters, and the height of the larger rectangle be y meters.
The area of the larger rectangle is equal to x * y.
Given that the total area of the composite figure is 52 square meters, we can set up the following equation:
Area of larger rectangle + area of smaller rectangle = 52
xy + 20 = 52
xy = 52 - 20
xy = 32
y = 32/x
Since y is the height of the larger rectangle, the value of y in meters is given by:
y = 32/x
Therefore, the height of the larger rectangle in terms of x is 32/x meters.