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Two plots of land have the same perimeter. One is a square of side 64 m and the other a rectangle with
length 80 m. Which plot has the greater area and by how much​

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Two plots of land have the same perimeter. One is a square of side 64m and the other a rectangle with length 80m. Which plot has the greater area and by how much

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pathak13

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Perimeter of square=4s

s=64 m

perimeter of square=4×64=256

perimeter of square =perimeter of rectangle

perimeter of rectangle =256 m

perimeter of rectangle =2(l+b)

256=2(80+b)

256=160 +2b

96/2=b

b=48 m

Area of square= s^2=4096

Area of rectangle =l×b=80×48=3840

Square has more area