Question

Two rectangles have the same area of 24cm².The second rectangle is 4cm shorter and 1cm wider than the first.What is the length and breadth of both triangles

Answer 1

First rectangle: 12 cm by 2 cm

Second rectangle: 8 cm by 3 cm

Explanation:

You can examine factor pairs of 24 to see which pairs meet the requirements:

24 = 1×24 = 2×12 = 3×8 = 4×6

Factor pairs (2, 12) and (3, 8) have one factor that differs by 1 and another factor that differs by 4. We can use these numbers to describe the rectangles:

First rectangle: 12 cm by 2 cm

Second rectangle: 8 cm by 3 cm