SOLUTION: Two plot of land have the same perimeter. one is a square of side 64 m and the other is a rectangle of length 70 m. find the breadth of the rectangular plot. which plot has the gre

Question 849250: Two plot of land have the same perimeter. one is a square of side 64 m and the other is a rectangle of length 70 m. find the breadth of the rectangular plot. which plot has the greater area and by how much?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you know about the square?
p for perimeter,
a for area, .

What do you know about the rectangle?
Length is 70, width w is unknown.
Also from the given description about perimeters.

, width of the rectangular plot.

AREA of rectangular plot: 70*29._______2030 square meters
Area of square plot: 64*64._______4096 square meters
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