A wire is in the shape of a rectangle with length 6cm. It is bent to form a square whose side is 5cm. Find the breadth of the rectangle. Also, calculate the areas of both the rectangle and the square and find which shape encloses more area
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length of wire = 4*5 ( perimeter is same for both)
=20cm
a of square = 5*5
25
b of rectangle => 2(6 + b) = 20
12 + 2b = 20
2b = 20-12
2b = 8
b = 4
a of rectangle = 6*4
=24
therefore square takes more space
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