Question 125930
What do the sides add up to??? 
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You can't tell from the information given. Let me explain with a couple of examples.
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Suppose the rectangle has sides of: length = 7 m and width = 6 m
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If you multiply these two together you get an area of 42 m^2. And if you add the 4 sides you
get a total of 6 + 7 + 6 + 7 = 26 m
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Next suppose the rectangle has sides of: length = 42 m and width = 1 m
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If you multiply these two together you get an area of 42 m^2. But if you add the 4 sides you
get a total of 1 + 42 + 1 + 42 = 86 m
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This shows that you can't be sure of what the sides are if you are just given the area.
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Hope this helps you to see that you can't tell the total of the perimeter (total of the sides)
if you are just given the area of a rectangle. You need some other information.