document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74990>Question 74990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 84 square inches. Its length and width are both whole numbers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the minimun perimeter of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the maxium perimeter of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help please. Not in book. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=53904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The minimum perimeter for a rectangle of any given area is a square whose edge measure would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28area%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28area%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This makes the minimum perimeter <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A7%2B2%2A12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A7%2B2%2A12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly, the maximum perimeter dimensions are the factors of 84 that are farthest in value from each other...namely 1 and 84.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This makes the maximum perimeter  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A1%2B2%2A84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A1%2B2%2A84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 170 </SPAN>\n" );
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