Question

Find the side of a square, whose area is equal to the area of a rectangle with sides 6.4m and 2.5m. Also find the perimeter of the square.

Answer 1

side: 4 metres

perimeter: 16 metres

Explanation:

Let's first find the area of this rectangle.

The area of a rectangle is denoted by A = lw, where l is the length and w is the width. Here, the length is l = 6.4 and the width is w = 2.5. Plug these in:

A = lw

A = 6.4 * 2.5 = 16 metres squared

We want to find the side of a square with area 16. Suppose the side length is x. The area of a square is denoted by A = x * x = x², so set this equal to 16:

x² = 16

x = √16 = 4

Thus, the side length is 4 metres.

The perimeter of a square is denoted by P = 4s, where s is the side length.

Here the side length is 4 metres, as we found, so:

P = 4s = 4 * 4 = 16

Hence the perimeter is 16 metres.