Question

Jordan is cutting a 2 meter by 1 1/4 meter into two pieces by its diagonal line

Answer 1

Question:

Jordan is cutting a 2 meter by
`1(1)/(4)` meter piece of rectangular paper into two pieces along its diagonal. what is the area of each of the pieces?

Answer:

Area of each piece of paper is
`1 (1)/(4) \ m^2`.

Solution:

Length of the paper = 2 m

Width of the paper =
`1(1)/(4)` m =
`(5)/(4)` m

Area of the rectangle = length × width

`$=2* (5)/(4)`

`$= (5)/(2) \ m^2`

Diagonal of a rectangle divides it into two equal parts.

Area of each piece = Area of the rectangle ÷ 2

`$=( (5)/(2))/(2)`

`$=(5)/(4) \ m^2`

`$=1 (1)/(4) \ m^2`

Area of each piece of paper is
`1 (1)/(4) \ m^2`.