SOLUTION: if perimeter of rectangle of A is greater than perimeter of rectangle B then which one is greater 1:area of rectangle A 2:area of rectangle B

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Question 499174: if perimeter of rectangle of A is greater than perimeter of rectangle B
then which one is greater
1:area of rectangle A
2:area of rectangle B
Found 2 solutions by cleomenius, richard1234:
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. The area of rectangle A is larger.
Cleomenius

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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You cannot uniquely determine. Intuitively, the area of A would be larger, but this is not always the case. Suppose A has dimensions 1*100 and B has dimensions 50*50. Then the perimeter of A would be 202, the perimeter of B would be 200, but the area of B is much larger.