A rectangle has an area of 36 square inches, and each side length is a positive integer. Which of the following could be the perimeter, in inches, of the rectangle? Indicate all such values.
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Answer: A () and B () and C () and E () and G ()
The possible pairs of positive integer side lengths are and , and , and , and , and and . Using the perimeter formula , the corresponding perimeters are , , , , and inches. Therefore, the values that could be the perimeter are , , , , and .