Problema Solution
Two garden plots have the same area.one is square the other is rectangular.The rectangle plot is 4 meters wide and 16 meters long.How large is one side of the square garden plot in meters?
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Let x represent the length of the side of the square garden, x>0
The area of the rectangular garden is:
A = 4*16
A = 64 m^2
Since the area of the square garden is equal to the area of the rectangular garden we have:
x^2 = 64
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x = 8 m
The length of the side of the square garden plot is 8 meters.