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6. (18 pts) An isosceles triangle has two sides of length s (measured in feet) and the base of length 6 ft. Let A be the area of the triangle. (a) Label the figure above. (b) Suppose that s is increasing at a rate of 4 ft/min. At what rate is the area, A, of the triangle changing when A= 12 ft??

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