Question

B. The rectangular garden has a circumference of 158m. It is known that the length exceeds 5m, find the width and length of the rectangle

Answer 1

Given

The circumference of rectangular garden is 158 m.

The length is 5 meter more than width.

Explanation

To find the width and length.

Let the width be x .

Then the length is

$x+5$

The perimeter of rectangle is

$P=2(L+W)$

Substitute the values

$\begin{gathered} 158=2(x+5+x) \\ 79=2x+5 \\ 2x=74 \\ x=37 \end{gathered}$

The width is 37 m , find the length.

$L=37+5=42$

Answer

Hence the length is 42 m and width is 37 m.