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jon 88 · Mar 23, 2010, 01:23 AM

See... how about a rectangle's perimeter is 32 inches, how can you get the answer of area??
Even if you just give me the formula...

jon 88 · Mar 23, 2010, 01:28 AM

shape:rectangle
perimeter:32 in
area:?? OR formula:

please

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jon 88 · Mar 23, 2010, 01:32 AM

How can you get the area using perimeter??
Before you ask >>>>

Shape:rectangle
Perimeter:32 inches
The first one can have 3 lolipops!!

Unknown008 · Mar 23, 2010, 08:02 AM

Well, you cannot really give the area like this.

Let's say that the length is 'l in' and the width is 'w in'.

The perimeter is given by 2(l+w) = 32.

The area is given by lw.

Since there is no more information, there is no exact area.

You may have a length of 1 in, and width of 15, giving a perimeter of 32, and an area of 15.

You can also have a length of 2 in, and width of 14, giving a perimeter of 32, and an area of 28.

For a maximum area, you'll see that the length should equal the width, but then, you'll have a square, with length 8 and width 8 with area 64 in^2.