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Edited: 08/09/2010 04:38 PM
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Rectangle

Consider a rectangle with length l and width w. Can you find values for l and w such that the numerical value of the perimeter of the rectangle is equal to the numerical value of the area of the rectangle? Can you find solutions where l and w are both integers? How many such solutions are there?
Edited: 24/05/2013 10:54 AM
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I found a document with a solution that I did previously.  I hope it is correct: