when is the area of a rectangle greater than, less than, or equal to it's perimeter?

Question

when is the area of a rectangle less than, greater than, or equal to it's perimeter?

Answer 1

Let the length of a rectangle be x and the width be y.

Thus, the area is xy and the perimeter is 2x + 2y.

Area greater than or equal to the perimeter
xy >= 2x + 2y

Note that x > 0 and y > 0