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A composite of two rectangles. The top rectangle is a smaller rectangle and is centered on the top width of the bottom larger rectangle. The top rectangle has a label of 4 meters on the top side, and 3 meters on the left side. The top two angles of the top rectangle have right angle marks. The bottom rectangle has a label of 8 meters on the bottom side. The distance between the right side of the top rectangle to the right side of the bottom rectangle is 2 meters. All 4 angles of the bottom rectangle have right angle marks.
The area of the composite figure is 52 square meters. What is the value in meters of the height of the larger rectangle?(1 point)
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To find the height of the larger rectangle, we can first find the area of each individual rectangle.
The area of the smaller rectangle is 4 meters * 3 meters = 12 square meters.
The area of the larger rectangle is 8 meters * height = 40 square meters.
Since the total area of the composite figure is 52 square meters, we can find the height of the larger rectangle by subtracting the area of the smaller rectangle from the total area:
52 square meters - 12 square meters = 40 square meters
Therefore, the height of the larger rectangle is 5 meters.