Question

One side of a rectangle is 20 metres longer than the other and its area is 224 square metres. What are the lengths of the sides?​

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Perimeter of rectangle = 64 m

Sum of length and width = 64/2 = 32 m.

Length of the rectangle = 20 m.

So width of the rectangle = 32-20 = 12 m.

So area of the rectangle = 20*12 = 240 sq m.