Problema Solution

A rectangular field is 80 meters wide and 115 meters long.

Give the length and width of another rectangular field that has the same perimeter but a larger area.

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the perimeter of the rectangular field that is 80 meters wide and 115 meters long is:


P = 2(80 + 115) = 390 m


while the area is:


A = 80*115


A = 9,200 m^2


another rectangular field that has the same perimeter but a larger area is for example the field with:


w = 90 m width


l = (1/2)(390 - 2*90)


l = 105 m length


the area is:


A1 = 90*105


A1 = 9,450 m^2 larger than the are of the first rectangle A = 9,200 m^2.