document.write( "Question 813008: 10. A rectangle has an area of 32 square feet and a perimeter of 24 feet. What is the shortest of the side lengths, in feet, of the rectangle?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #489456 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! L*W=32 \n" ); document.write( "2L+2W=24 \n" ); document.write( "L+W=12 \n" ); document.write( "length is 8 width is 4 \n" ); document.write( "shortest side is 4 \n" ); document.write( "We usually say the longer side is the length and the shorter side is the width. \n" ); document.write( "The question is poorly worded and confusing, \n" ); document.write( "There is only one length 8 \n" ); document.write( "Shortest side is 4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |