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the length of a rectangle is triple the width. It's perimeter is more than 40m. Find the smallest possible values for its length and width.

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Given:- the length of a rectangle is triple the width. it's perimeter is more than 40m.

Now, from the given condition we have ,
l=3b where l is the length of the rectangle and b is the width of the rectangle.

Perimeter(P) of a rectangle is given by,
P=2(l+b)

Since perimeter is more than 40 m we have,


2(l+b)>40


2(3b+b)>40


2\cdot 4b>40

8b>40

⇒ b>5 m

since,
l=3b then
l>3\cdot 5


l >15 m

if we take the integers, the smallest possible values for its length and width ,
l=16 m and b=6 m.




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