SOLUTION: If the area of a rectangle is 20m^2, THEN THE LENGTH IS 10M AND THE WIDTH IS 2 M.
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Question 412626: If the area of a rectangle is 20m^2, THEN THE LENGTH IS 10M AND THE WIDTH IS 2 M.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not necessarily. If the area is
AND the length is
, THEN the width must be
. But just knowing the area doesn't tell you anything specific about the dimensions of the sides. Consider a rectangle that is
by
or another that is
by
, both of which have an area of
.
John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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