Question

Three equal squares are joined together to form a rectangle whose perimeter is 32 cm. What is the area of one square?
please help

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let a be the edge of each square.

Therefore,

Length of rectangle (l)=5a

Breadth of rectangle (b)=a

Perimeter of rectangle =2(5a+a)=372cm(Given)

⇒6a=

2

372

⇒a=

6

186

=31cm

∴ Area of square =a

2

=(31)

2

=961cm

2