Answer:
(Assuming the correct area is 20 cm2)
Perimeter = 42 cm
(Assuming the area really is 2020 cm2)
Perimeter = 4042 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
(Assuming the correct area is 20 cm2)
If we call the length L and the width W, we have:
L * W = 20
Perimeter = 2L + 2W
The minimum perimeter occurs when the sides have values near to each other. In this case, it would be length = 4 and width = 5, with a perimeter of 18 cm
To maximize the perimeter, we need to set one of the sides to 1 cm, so the other side will have a higher value, and so the perimeter.
If a width of 1, we have:
L * 1 = 20
L = 20 cm
Perimeter = 2*20 + 2*1 = 42 cm
(Assuming the area really is 2020 cm2)
If the width = 1 cm, we have:
L * 1 = 2020
L = 2020 cm
Perimeter = 2*2020 + 2*1 = 4042 cm
