SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 84 square inches. Its length and width are both whole numbers.
What is the minimun perimeter of the rectangle?
What is the maxium perimeter of the
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Question 74990: The area of a rectangle is 84 square inches. Its length and width are both whole numbers.
What is the minimun perimeter of the rectangle?
What is the maxium perimeter of the rectangle?
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The minimum perimeter for a rectangle of any given area is a square whose edge measure would be
Since your answer must be whole numbers, and 84 is not a perfect square; the minimum perimeter dimensions are the factors of 84 that are closest in value to each other...namely 7 and 12.
This makes the minimum perimeter or 38
Similarly, the maximum perimeter dimensions are the factors of 84 that are farthest in value from each other...namely 1 and 84.
This makes the maximum perimeter or 170
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