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# Ex.11.1 Q1 Mensuration Solutions - NCERT Maths Class 8

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## Question

A square and a rectangular field with measurements as given in the figure have the same perimeter. Which field has a larger area?

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Ex 11.1 | Question 1

## Text Solution

What is Known?

Perimeter of rectangular field and square area same and also one side of square and rectangular field are known.

What is unknown?

Area of square and rectangular field.

Reasoning:

It is given that perimeter of the square and the rectangular field are same, so we can find breadth of the rectangular field and also the area of the rectangular field.

Steps:

Side of the square $$= 60\rm\,m$$

Length of the rectangle $$= 80\rm\,m$$

Perimeter of the square \begin{align} &= 4 \times {\text{side of square}}\\ &= 4 \times 60 {\rm{m}} = 240 {\rm{m}} \end{align}

Perimeter of rectangle $$= 2 \times ({\rm{length}} + {\rm{breadth}})$$

Perimeter of square $$=$$ Perimeter of rectangle

\begin{align}240 &= \! 2\! \times \!( \! {\rm{length}} \!+\! {\rm{breadth}}\!)\\240 &= 2 \times (80 + {\rm{breadth}})\\240 &= 160 + 2 \times {\rm{breadth}}\\240 - 160 &= 2 \times {\rm{breadth}}\\{\rm{80 }}&= 2 \times {\rm{breadth}}\end{align}

${\rm{breadth}} = \frac{{80}}{2} = 40\rm\,m$

Area of the square

\begin{align} &= {\rm{side}} \times {\rm{side}} \\ &= 60 \times 60 \\ &= 3600{{\rm{m}}^2}\end{align}

Area of the rectangular field

\begin{align} &= {\rm{length}} \times {\rm{breadth}}\\ &= 80 \times 40 = 3200{{\rm{m}}^2}\end{align}

Thus, area of square is larger than the area of rectangular field.

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