SOLUTION: if 12 denotes the area of a rectangle , in how many ways can this rectangle be drawn ?

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Question 621062: if 12 denotes the area of a rectangle , in how many ways can this rectangle be drawn ?
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If 12 is the area of a rectangle with integer side measures, it could be
1 by 12 because 1%2A12=12
2 by 6 because 2%2A6=12
3 by 4 because 3%2A4=12
There are no other ways to write 12 as a product of positive integers.