Chris is installing a solar panel. The maximum amount of power the solar panel can generate in

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Chris is installing a solar panel. The maximum amount of power the solar panel can generate in a day depends in part on its area. On a sunny day in the city where Chris lives, each square meter of the panel can generate up to 125 watts of power. The flat rectangular panel is 84 centimeters long and 54 centimeters wide.

a. Find the area of the solar panel in square meters. 

b. What is the maximum amount of power (in watts) that the panel could generate if its area was 1 square meter? 2 square meters? Explain. 

c. Estimate the maximum amount of power Chris's solar panel can generate. Explain your reasoning.

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