SOLUTION: if the length of the rectangle is of 4 times of its breadth. a playground measuring 1200 square meters occupied one third of the total area of the plot.what is the length of the

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Question 725999:
if the length of the rectangle is of 4 times of its breadth. a playground measuring 1200 square meters occupied one third of the total area of the plot.what is the length of the plot in meters ?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=4W
AREA=LW
1200*3=4W*W
3600=4W^2
W^2=3600/4
W^2=900
W=SQRT900
W=30 M. ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.
L=4*30=120 M. ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
1200*3=120*30
3600=3600