How many different rectangles with integer side lengths are there such that their perimeter and area have the same numerical value?
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Since area and perimeter of rectangle has to be equal of dimensions l and b . And let us assume that l ≥ b then we can write as l = b + p where p ≥ 0 . l b = 2 ( l + b ) b ( b + p ) = 2 b + 2 b + 2 p b 2 + ( p − 4 ) b − 2 p = 0 b = 2 − ( p − 4 ) ± ( p − 4 ) 2 − 4 ( − 2 p ) 2 b = − ( p − 4 ) ± p 2 + 1 6 ⋯ ( 1 ) Shows that b ∈ Z + iff p 2 + 1 6 is perfect square which only possible for p = ± 3 and p = 0 respectively.
Replugging the possible values of p = − 3 since p ≥ 0 in the equation (1). The value turns out to be b = 3 and b = 4 .
Therefore, the integer solution for rectangle for identical area and perimeter exist for ( l , b ) = ( 6 , 3 ) , ( 4 , 4 ) . So only 2 solutions exist.
I first set up the equation x y = 2 ( x + y ) , where x and y must be integers. Then I realized one of x or y must be a multiple of 2 . So, I chose y = 2 k , where k is an integer. ⇒ 2 k x = 2 ( x + 2 k ) ⇒ k x = x + 2 k ⇒ x = k − 1 2 k = 2 + k − 1 2 . The only values of k that make k − 1 2 an integer are k = 2 , 3 . These values of k then correspond to the two solutions ( x , y ) = ( 4 , 4 ) = ( 3 , 6 ) .
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With the dimensions of the rectangle being x , y ∈ Z + we require that x y = 2 x + 2 y ⟹ x y − 2 x − 2 y = 0 ⟹ ( x − 2 ) ( y − 2 ) = 4 .
The possible (unordered) factorings of 4 to consider are − 4 × − 1 , − 2 × − 2 , 2 × 2 and 4 × 1 , yielding respective solutions for ( x , y ) of ( − 2 , 1 ) , ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 4 , 4 ) and ( 6 , 3 ) , only the latter 2 representing suitable dimensions for a rectangle.