Question

a rectangular lawn of dimensions 6x metres by x metres. In the centre is a rectangular flower bed of length (x + 4) m and width (x - 1) m. If the area of the shaded region is 40 m’, calculate the area of the flower bed.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The area of flower bed is 8.96 m^2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of lawn = 6 x

width of lawn = x

length of flower bed = x + 4

width of flower bed = x - 1

Area of shaded region = 40 m^2

Area of the shaded region

6 x (x) - (x +4)(x -1) = 40

$5 x^2 - 3 x - 36 = 0 \\\\x = \frac{-3\pm\sqrt{9 + 720}}{10}\\\\x = \frac{-3\pm 27}{10}=2.4 m, - 3 m$

As length cannot have negative value, so x = 2.4 m.

Area of flower bed = (x + 4)(x - 1) = (2.4 + 4)(2.4 - 1) = 8.96 m^2