Area of a Impossible rectangle

Algebra Level 1

Area of a rectangle is 31 m 2 m^{2} . Both length and breadth of the rectangle are whole numbers. Find the perimeter of the rectangle in metres.


The answer is 64.

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4 solutions

Marvin Kalngan
Jun 18, 2020

length/breath = 31 meter

breath/length = 1 meter

perimeter = 31 + 31 + 1 + 1 = 64 meters

Mahdi Raza
Jun 16, 2020

h × b = 31 h × b = 31 × 1 Only Possible product pair \begin{aligned} h \times b &= 31 \\ h \times b &= 31 \times 1 &\blue{\text{Only Possible product pair}} \end{aligned}

W.L.O.G. let h = 31 , b = 1 h = 31, b = 1 . Then we get perimeter as 2 ( 31 + 1 ) = 64 2 (31 + 1) = \boxed{64}

Why would the answer be 64? Shouldn't that answer be 64m?

Ved Pradhan - 12 months ago

@Ved Pradhan the answer is 64m only. But when you typed the answer did you type 64m?

Shriniketan Ruppa - 12 months ago

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@Shriniketan Ruppa , it is better to add "Find the perimeter of the rectangle in metres"

Mahdi Raza - 12 months ago

K n o w n I n f o r m a t i o n : \mathbf{Known \: \: Information:} \\ \cdot 31 31 is a prime number \\ \cdot The area of a rectangle is equal to its l e n g t h × w i d t h length \times width \\ \cdot Perimeter is calculated by adding all side lengths of a shape \\

S o l v i n g : \mathbf{Solving:} \\ A prime number only has two factors ( 1 1 and itself), meaning that the edge lengths of the rectangle would be 31 31 and 1 1 . The perimeter of the rectangle would be 2 2 ( 31 31 ) + + 2 2 ( 1 1 ) = = 64 m \boxed{{\color{#20A900}64m}}

Shriniketan Ruppa
Jun 16, 2020

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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