Squares Covering Rectangles

Added on 2/18/2009

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In this activity, students determine the dimensions and area of given rectangles. They will determine a pattern between the sides lengths and the resulting area. Students will use what they learned to solve 3 word problems. no alt text supplied
In the third problem, students are to find the dimensions of two rectangles that share one side, given the area of both rectangles. They will use the gcd command to find the greatest common factor of the two areas. no alt text supplied

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