The length and width of a rectangle are consecutive even integers, and the length is l cm.

Answer 1

Hello, Mary,

I agree with Mark in the Comments section: what is the question?

I'm assume two possible questions: A. What is the width, and B. What is the area of the rectangle?

A. We know the length is 1 cm, and the width is a consecutive integer. We don't know which direction (positive or negative) , but if it is a consecutive integer, it has to go up or down by one. [I'm not sure what is meant by "even" integers, since 1 is not even]. That gives us a width of either 2 or 0. I'll assume the rectangle is real. A width of 0 means it is a straight line defined only by the length. So that gives us the value of 2 for the width.

B. A rectangle that is 2 x 1 cm has an area of 2 cm^2.

Bob