A rectangular lot is 65 meters wide and 110 meters long.Give the length and width of another rectangular lot that has the same perimeter but a smaller area.

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Charith Jayasanka · Answer 1 · 2022-12-15T11:56:33+0000

Answer:

Area: 100 * 65 = 6500 sq meter

Find the perimeter

2(100) + 2(65) = 330

:

The greatest area for a given perimeter will be a square;

let s = side of the square

4s = 330

s = 330%2F4

s = 82.5 each side; 82.5^2 = 6806.25 sq meters