In writing the equation to construct a r...

In writing the equation to construct a rectangle of specified perimeter and area, the perimeter,was wrongly written as 24 instead of 42.The length of a side was then computed as 10 metres.What is the area in the problem?What are the lengths of the sides of the rectangle in the correct problem?

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