Question

The distance around a rectangular field is 400 meters. The length of the field is 26 meters more than the breadth. Calculate the length and breadth of the field’?

Answer 1

Let the breadth of a rectangular field = x m 

Length = (x + 26) m. 

Perimeter of a rectangular field 

= 2(l + b) = 400

l + b = 200 

x + 26 + x = 200 

2x = 200 – 26 = 174 

x = \(\frac{174}2\)

∴ x = 87 

∴ The length = x + 26 

= 87 + 26 

= 113 m 

Breadth = x = 87 m.