SOLUTION: If the area of a rectangle is 24 inches squared, what are the possible whole number measurements of its length & width?

Question 799096: If the area of a rectangle is 24 inches squared, what are the possible whole number measurements of its length & width?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

All the factors of will be of the form
where can be 0, 1, 2,or 3,
and can be 0, or 1.
There are options, meaning pairs of factors:
,
,
, and
.
So the rectangle could be
inches long by inch wide, or
inches long by inches wide, or
inches long by inches wide, or
inches long by inches wide.
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