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Question 347035: Is it possible to have a shape with an area of 24 and a perimeter of 20 or less? The shape cannot be a rectangle. What does the shape look like?
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Is it possible to have a shape with an area of 24 and a perimeter of 20 or less?
The shape cannot be a rectangle. What does the shape look like?
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What about a circle?
find r
%28pi%2Ar%5E2%29 = 24
r = sqrt%2824%2Fpi%29%29
r = 2.764
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Find the circumference
C+=+2%2Api%2A2.764
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C = 17.34, well below 20