Question: The technology company that you work for is designing a new microchip to be used in school classrooms. Your job as the employee is

The technology company that you work for is designing a new microchip 

The technology company that you work for is designing a new microchip to be used in school classrooms. Your job as the employee is to determine the specs of the chip. They have told you that it will be very thin and rectangular and must have a surface area of 40 mm to cut down on the amount of expensive metals used. You've also been told that the perimeter of the chip will have rubber on the edges to protect it, and that they have exactly 28 mm of rubber to use. Surface Area 40 mm Perimeter 28 mm What are the dimensions of the microchip (the length and width)?

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