SOLUTION: What are the dimensions of a rectangle with the perimeter of 24 feet?

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Question 640616: What are the dimensions of a rectangle with the perimeter of 24 feet?
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The perimeter of a rectangle is given by .

In this case we have , so we can say . But that is as far as you can go without knowing more about the relationship between length and width.

John

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