SOLUTION: What are the dimensions of 5 rectangles that have a perimeter of 50 feet?

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Question 514012: What are the dimensions of 5 rectangles that have a perimeter of 50 feet?
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The perimeter of a rectangle is given by



For your rectangle:



Pick any value you like for so long as it is less than 50 and substitute it for in the above equation. Solve for . The you picked and the you calculated are the dimensions of one possible rectangle with perimeter .

Repeat the above step 4 more times with different values of each time.

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