SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 22 cm and it are is 24cm squared. What is the smaller of the two integer dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 808652: The perimeter of a rectangle is 22 cm and it are is 24cm squared. What is the smaller of the two integer dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2y=22
x+y=11,
x*y=24
x = 3, y = 8
the smaller dimension is 3