Answer:
perimeter = 107.4 m
area = 640.82 m²
Step-by-step explanation:
The line connecting the the centers of the adjacent sides of the garden is 20 m long. The line is a diagonal that forms an hypotenuse sides of a triangle.
The length of side of the rectangle has a ratio of 1 : 2. This means one side has a length a meters and the other 2a meters.
Pythagoras theorem can be use to get a since a right angle is formed due to the diagonal.
(a/2)² + (2a/2)² = 20²
(a/2)² + (a)² = 20²
a²/4 + a² = 400
(a² + 4a²)/4 = 400
5a²/4 = 400
cross multiply
5a² = 1600
a² = 1600/5
a² = 320
square root both sides
a = √320
a = 17.88854382
a ≈ 17.90
The required length is a = 17.90 m and the other side will be 17.90 × 2 = 35.80 m.
Area = length × breadth
area = 17.90 × 35.80 = 640.82 m²
perimeter = 2(l + b)
perimeter = 2(35.80 + 17.90)
perimeter = 2(53.7)
perimeter = 107.4 m
