SOLUTION: My problem is a square thats 24ft by 35ft and needs to keep the area into a triangle and wants the smallest perimeter. So im asking for all possible dimensions for the triangles (h

Question 1052659: My problem is a square thats 24ft by 35ft and needs to keep the area into a triangle and wants the smallest perimeter. So im asking for all possible dimensions for the triangles (have to be whole numbers)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Squares have equal sides.
Do you mean you have a rectangle with an area of that you need to convert to a triangle of minimum perimeter?
I'll assume that's what you mean, you can repost if my assumption was incorrect.
A triangle of minimum perimeter would be an equilateral triangle.
So the area of an equilateral triangle is,

or approximately

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