SOLUTION: How many different rectangular plots can you make that have a 60- foot perimeter. Name them

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Question 887845: How many different rectangular plots can you make that have a 60- foot perimeter. Name them
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a rectangle, P=2%2AL%2B2%2AW=60
L%2BW=30
There are an infinite combination of lengths and width that satisfy a 60 foot perimeter.
So choose any length, 0%3CL%3C30, then the width equal to
W=30-L will satisfy having a perimeter of 60.