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A rectangle is formed by two congruent right triangles. The area of each triangle is 6 in2. If each side of the rectangle is a whole number of inches, which of these could not be its perimeter? a. 26 inches c. 24 inches b. 16 inches d. 14 inches

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Area of the rectangle is 2*6=12 in^2
12 could be = 1*12  or 2*6   or 3*4 
P could be 2*(1+12)=2*13=26 
                  2*(2+6)=2*8=16
                   2*(3+4)=2*7=14

the answer is 24 in  (c)