Two rectangles having the same area do not need to have the same length and width. The length and width of the rectangle are just factor pairs of the number that is the area. For example, if the area was 12, the side lengths would be 1 and 12, 2 and 6, or 3 and 4. As you can see, those aren't the same lengths and widths. A rectangle may be 1x12 and another may be 3x4, but they have the same area.
it is a rational number.