Question

A swimming pool has a perimeter of 72 feet. The short sides measure 16 feet. What is the length of the longer sides of the pool.

Answer 1

Answer :-

• Longer side = 20 feet.

Given :-

• A swimming pool has a perimeter of 72 feet. The short sides measure 16 feet.

To Find :-

• Length of longer side of the pool

Solution :-

Here

• Perimeter of the swimming pool is 72 feet
• Shorter side = 16 feet

We've to find longer side

As we know that

Perimeter of the rectangle is

• 2 (l + b)

Where

• l = length
• b = breadth

According to question :-

⇒ Perimeter of the rectangle = 2 (l + b)

⇒ Perimeter of the rectangle = 2 (l + 16)

⇒ 72 = 2 (l + 16)

⇒ 72/2 = l + 16

⇒ 36 = l + 16

⇒ 36 - 16 = l

⇒ l = 20

Hence, longer side = 20 feet