Problema Solution

I need the process of the following problem:

The area of each of two rectangles is 72 square cm. The lenghts and widths of each rectangles are integers. The lenght of rectangle 2 is 5 cm greater than the length of rectangle 1; rectangle 2's width is 15 cm less than rectangle 1. Find the positive difference in the perimeters of rectangle 1 and rectangle 2.

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Rectangle A

length = l

width = b

perimeter = 2l + 2b

Rectangle 2

length = l+5

width = b- 15

perimeter = 2l + 10 +2b -30 = 2l +2b -20

So positive difference = 20 cm