Is there another way to find the area of the pathway in the problem ab

1.	Is there another way to find the area of the pathway in the problem above?
Answer» Yes. The area of the pathway can be found by dividing it into rectangles and adding the areas of these rectangles. Length of rectangle 1 = 30 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 33 m Breadth of rectangle 1 = 1.5 m ∴ Area of rectangle 1 = 33 x 1.5 = 49.5 sq.m Area of rectangle 4 = Area of rectangle 1 = 49.5 sq. m. Length of rectangle 2 = 65 m breadth of rectangle 2 = 1.5 m ∴ Area of rectangle 2 = 65 x 1.5 = 97.5 sq. m. Area of rectangle 3 = area of rectangle 2 = 97.5 sq. m. ∴ Area of pathway = Sum of area of the 4 rectangles = 49.5 + 49.5 + 97.5 + 97.5 = 294 sq. m.

Is there another way to find the area of the pathway in the problem above?

Answer»

Yes. The area of the pathway can be found by dividing it into rectangles and adding the areas of these rectangles.

Length of rectangle 1 = 30 + 1.5 + 1.5

= 33 m

Breadth of rectangle 1 = 1.5 m

∴ Area of rectangle 1 = 33 x 1.5

= 49.5 sq.m

Area of rectangle 4 = Area of rectangle 1

= 49.5 sq. m.

Length of rectangle 2 = 65 m

breadth of rectangle 2 = 1.5 m

∴ Area of rectangle 2 = 65 x 1.5

= 97.5 sq. m.

Area of rectangle 3 = area of rectangle 2

= 97.5 sq. m.

∴ Area of pathway = Sum of area of the 4 rectangles = 49.5 + 49.5 + 97.5 + 97.5

= 294 sq. m.