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Describe a rectangle whose perimeter is 132 ft, and whose area is less than 1 ft squared. Is it possible to find a circle whose circumference is 132 ft and whose area is less than 1 foot squared? if not, provide an example or type a sentence explaining why no such circle exists.

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Answer:

1 ft is not an area, it's a distance or length.

Explanation:

C = pi*d

d = 132/pi

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radius = 66/pi

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If the area is less than 1 ft^2

pi(r^2) < 1

r^2 < 1/pi

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r < sqrt(1/pi)

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radius < 0.318

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Answer to your question: No

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