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The perimeter of a rectangular field is 82 m and its area is 400 m². Find the breadth of the rectangle.



Answer -

Perimeter of a rectangle field = 82 m
Length + Breadth = 82/2 = 41 m
Let breadth = x m
Length = (41 – x) m
According to the condition,
Area = Length x breadth
400 = x (41 – x)
=> 400 = 4x – x²
=> x² – 41x + 400 = 0
=> x² – 16x – 25x + 400 = 0
=> x (x – 16) – 25 (x – 16) = 0
=> (x – 16) (x – 25) = 0
Either x – 16 = 0, then x = 16
or x – 25 = 0 then x = 25
25 > 16 and length > breadth
Breadth = 16 m

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