using only whole numbers, how can you draw three rectangles with a perimeter of 12 units?
What have you come up with?
1 on each side of the rectangle, but that would mean that it is a square.
To draw three rectangles with a perimeter of 12 units using only whole numbers, we can start by listing all possible combinations of length and width that give a perimeter of 12 units for each rectangle.
Let's assume that the length is greater than or equal to the width for each rectangle:
Rectangle 1:
- Length: 1 unit, Width: 5 units (perimeter: 2 + 2 + 5 + 5 = 14 units)
Rectangle 2:
- Length: 2 units, Width: 4 units (perimeter: 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 = 12 units)
Rectangle 3:
- Length: 3 units, Width: 3 units (perimeter: 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 10 units)
As you can see, only the second rectangle meets the requirement of having a perimeter of 12 units using whole numbers.
Therefore, you can only draw one rectangle with a perimeter of 12 units using whole numbers, which is a rectangle with a length of 2 units and a width of 4 units.