Question

a rectangle has an area of 18 cm2 the length of the sides are whole numbers. how long could the size on the rectangle be

Answer 1

Answer:

4cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Area is 18cm2

there are 4 sides to a rectangle you would divide 18 by 4 which would be about 4 so you rectangle could have sides that are the length of 4cm (About)

Answer 2

Answer:

18

Area of rectangle = l x b

18 = l x b

l = 18/b

Since l and b are whole numbers, b should be minimum for l to be maximum.

Thus, l = 18, b = 1