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Lato $lo= x$;
base $b= x-6$;
perimetro:
$x-6+2x = 72$
$3x = 72+6$
$3x = 78$
$x= \frac{78}{3}$
$x= 26$
per cui:
lato $lo= x = 26~cm$;
base $b= x-6 = 26-6 = 20~cm$;
altezza $h= \sqrt{lo^2-\big(\frac{b}{2}\big)^2} = \sqrt{26^2-\big(\frac{20}{2}\big)^2} = \sqrt{26^2-10^2} = 24~cm$ (teorema di Pitagora);
area $A= \dfrac{b·h}{2} = \dfrac{20×24}{2} = 240~cm^2$.