Area of a rectangle is 31 m 2 . Both length and breadth of the rectangle are whole numbers. Find the perimeter of the rectangle in metres.
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h × b h × b = 3 1 = 3 1 × 1 Only Possible product pair
W.L.O.G. let h = 3 1 , b = 1 . Then we get perimeter as 2 ( 3 1 + 1 ) = 6 4
Why would the answer be 64? Shouldn't that answer be 64m?
@Ved Pradhan the answer is 64m only. But when you typed the answer did you type 64m?
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@Shriniketan Ruppa , it is better to add "Find the perimeter of the rectangle in metres"
K n o w n I n f o r m a t i o n : ⋅ 3 1 is a prime number ⋅ The area of a rectangle is equal to its l e n g t h × w i d t h ⋅ Perimeter is calculated by adding all side lengths of a shape
S o l v i n g : A prime number only has two factors ( 1 and itself), meaning that the edge lengths of the rectangle would be 3 1 and 1 . The perimeter of the rectangle would be 2 ( 3 1 ) + 2 ( 1 ) = 6 4 m
Since 31 is a prime number, it can be only expressed in the form of 31 x 1. So, the length and breadth of the rectangle is 31 and 1 respectively. Substituting the values in the formula. We get, Perimeter = 2( l + b ) = 2( 31 + 1 ) = 2(32) =64
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length/breath = 31 meter
breath/length = 1 meter
perimeter = 31 + 31 + 1 + 1 = 64 meters