The area of a rectangle and square are equal. The side of the square is 5 cm and the smaller side of the rectangle is half that of the square. The length of the other side of the rectangle would be
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
According to the question:
Side of square = 5 cm, breadth of rectangle = 2.5, length = ?
As, area of square and rectangle is equal, we can say that:
(side)2 = length x breadth
(5)2 = length x 2.5
25 = length x 2.5
length = \(\frac{25 }{ 2.5}\)
length = 10