Oblongs

A Maths Starter of The Day

Find the dimensions of a rectangle whose perimeter is 10cm and area is 6cm2.


Find the dimensions of a another rectangle whose perimeter is 76cm and area is 261cm2.


Find the dimensions of a third rectangle whose perimeter is 27cm and area is 44cm2.

 

 

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    Answers

    The two numbers whose sum is 5 and product is 6 are:

    2   and  3


    The two numbers whose sum is 38 and product is 261

    9   and  29


    The two numbers whose sum is 13.5 and product is 44

    8   and  5.5

     


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