2
   

Area and perimeter

 
 
View Profile ratu
 
Reply Fri 6 Mar, 2009 05:55 pm
Two plots of land have the same perimeter.One is a square of side 64 m and another one is rectangle of length 70 m Which plot has greater area and by how much?
 
View Profile uangle
 
  1  
Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2009 05:44 am
2x =y+z
x=64
y=70
z=128-70=58

one area is 64*64
antother is 70*58

hahahaha....maybe it is wrong
0 Replies
 
View Profile fresco
 
  1  
Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2009 10:02 am
P=4x64=256

A(square) = 64x64= 4096

A(rect) = 70xo.5(256-140)=70x58=4060

Note that a square is always the greatest area quadrilateral for a given perimeter.
0 Replies
 
  2  
Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2009 11:47 am
The perimeter of the square would be 4 * 64 = 256
The rectangle would have the same perimeter.
2 sides of the rectangle are 70. So that's 2*70 =140.
The balance of the rectangle's perimeter would be 256-140 = 116.
So, the remaining 2 equal sides of the rectangle must total 116.
So, each would be 116/2 = 58.
So the area of the rectangle would be 58*70 = 4060,
while the area of the square would be 64*64 = 4096.
So, the square has the greater area, with a difference of 4096-4060 = 36.
0 Replies
 
View Profile McTag
 
  1  
Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2009 04:50 pm

That was easy.
0 Replies
 
 

Related Topics

coin tossing - Question by zyrus64
Math problem - Question by rohtarantula
mara needs to get to her friends! - Question by changasnr
x^0 and x^1 Power - Discussion by nycfunction
math basketball question - Question by trayner
e=mc3? - Question by C99
Mathematic riddle. - Question by rohtarantula
Math help - Question by shopaholik927
Coordinating Geometry - Question by anthony9915
 
  1. able2know
  2. » Area and perimeter
Copyright © 2009 Horizontal Verticals :: Page generated in 0.36 seconds on 11/24/2009 at 09:48:32 Top End