A rectangular field is 125 meters long and 75 meters wide. Give the length and width of another rectangular field that has the same perimeter but a smaller area.

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Maddox Barber

18 August, 07:18

A rectangular field is 125 meters long and 75 meters wide. Give the length and width of another rectangular field that has the same perimeter but a smaller area.

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Jett Roth · Answer 1

150 m and 50 m

Step-by-step explanation:

l = 125 m

w = 75 m

P = 2 (125+75) = 400 m

A = 125*75 = 9375 m²

l1 = 125+25 = 150 m

w1 = 75-25 = 50 m

A1 = 150*50 = 7500 m² smaller area with same perimeter