SOLUTION: Two picture frames have the same area of 96 inches squared but different perimeters. What could the perimeters of the two frames be?

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Question 820691: Two picture frames have the same area of 96 inches squared but different perimeters. What could the perimeters of the two frames be?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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Both pictures must satisfy the equation:
A=96=l%5B1%5D%2Aw%5B1%5D=l%5B2%5D%2Aw%5B2%5D
So choosing valid values for any suitable pair of the four dimensions will produce different perimeters. For example:
l%5B1%5D=1, l%5B2%5D=2
results in
P%5B1%5D=194
P%5B2%5D=100
and so on...