/*--------------------------------------------------
created by st10 at Wed Apr  4 15:22:49 PDT 2007
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#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

#include "rect_area.h"

/*--------------------------------------------------
 Contract: rect_area : double double -> double
 Purpose: to compute and return the area of rectangle with
         dimensions <length> and <width>

 Examples: rect_area(3, 4) == 12
          rect_area(1.5, 3) == 4.5
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double rect_area(double length, double width)
{
    return length * width;
}