Question

A footpath of uniform width runs around the inside of a rectangular field 38 metres long and 32metres wide if the path occupies 600metres square find the width​

Answer 1

area of path is 600m be a

let length be 38m,and

breadth be 32 m,or

width be h

so,by using the formula,

a=l×b×h

600=38×32×h

600=1216×h

600

_____ =h

1216

h =2.02666667