HELP PLS - The ratio of the width to the length in rectangle ABCD is 4 : 5 if the area of the rectangle is 2,000 square meters,

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4 years ago

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then which in the length of the rectangle?

1 answer:

hodyreva [135] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T02:27:10+03:00

Length of the rectangle is 40 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Ratio of width:length = 4:5, so let width be 4x and length be 5x. Find the length if area = 2000 sq. m

Area of the rectangle = length × width

2000 = 5x × 4x

2000 = 20x²

⇒ x² = 2000/20 = 100

∴ x = 10

4x = 40 m