Question

An athlete takes 8 rounds of a rectangular park, 45 m long and 25 m wide. Find the total distance covered by him.​

Answer 1

$\Large{\underbrace{\sf{\red{Required\:Solution:}}}}$

Given :

• An αthlete tαkes 8 rounds of α rectαngulαr pαrk.
• The dimensions of the rectαngulαr pαrk αre 45m × 25m.

To Find :

• Totαl distαnce covered by him.

Knowledge Required :

$\large\star{\boxed{\sf{\red{ Perimeter_{(rectangle)} = 2(length+breadth)}}}}$

Solution :

• Substitute the vαlues in the formulαe of perimeter of rectαngle.

$\longrightarrow{\sf{ 2(45m+25m)}}$

• Simplify.

$\longrightarrow{\sf{ 2(70m)}}$

$\longrightarrow{\boxed{\sf{ 140m}}}$

The αthlete takes 8 rounds of the pαrk, so the distαnce covered will be —

$\Large{\boxed{\sf{\red{ Perimeter_{(rectangle)} \times 8}}}}$

• Substitute the vαlues.

$\longrightarrow{\sf{ 140m\times 8}}$

$\large\implies{\boxed{\sf{\orange{ 1,120m}}}}$

Hence, the distance covered by the αthlete is 1,120m.

And we αre done! :)

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Answer 2

Question

An athlete takes 8 rounds of a rectangular park, 45 m long and 25 m wide. Find the total distance covered by him.

Given

An athlete takes 8 rounds of a rectangular park.

The dimensions of the rectangular park are 45m × 25m.

To Find

Total distance covered by him.

We know that,

${\large{\boxed{\bf{\purple{Perimeter\: of\: Rectangle\: = \:2(Length\: +\: Breadth)}}}}}$

→ 2(45m + 25m)

→ 2(70)

→ 140m

Total distance covered by him,

→ 140 × 8

→ 1120m

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${\underline{\underline{\huge{\sf{\red{Additional \: Information}}}}}}$

→ Perimeter of square = 4s

Area of square = side × side

→ Perimeter of Triangle = a + b + c

Area of Triangle = bh/2

b → base

h → height

a → side

c → side