I think it’s a because the lines kinda looks perfect but I might be wrong.
The answer is 28 in square
This is an excellent practice for the solution of quadratic equations.
1*36=36 => (1,36)
2*18=36 => (2,18)
3*12=36 => (3,12)
4*9=36 => (4,9)
6*6=36 => (6,6)
9*4=36 => (9,4)
12*3=36 => (12,3)
18*2=36 => (18,2)
36*1=36 => (36,1)
We can see that the sum decreases until the two factors are close (or equal) and then increases again.
The pair of integers with a sum of 20 is therefore (2,18) or (18,2).
