Answer is a because a^-2 will be changed to 1/a^2
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To find the length and width of 3 different rectangles that have an area of 48 square inches, you can use the factor pairs that result in 48.
The reason is that to find the area of a rectangle you multiply two dimensions.
2 in x 12 in
3 in x 8 in
4 in x 6 in
On all these either one could be the length and the other the width.