A lawn is in the shape of rectangle of length 60m and width 40m Outside the lawn,there is footpath - Maths - Mensuration

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A lawn is in the shape of rectangle of length 60m and width 40m
Outside the lawn,there is footpath of uniform width 1m ,bordering
the lawn The area of the path is

Shalu Sharma · Accepted Answer

Length of a rectangular lawn=60mwidth of a rectangular lawn=40m⇒Area of rectangular lawn= length ×breadth= 60×402400 m2Now, width of the border = 1m⇒ length of a lawn with border = 60 +1+1=62 m⇒ width of a lawn with border = 40 +1+1=42 mArea of the bordered rectangular lawn = 62×42=2604 m2Area of the border =  Area of the bordered rectangular lawn -Area of rectangular lawn=2604-2400=204 m2

A lawn is in the shape of rectangle of length 60m and width 40m. Outside the lawn,there is footpath of uniform width 1m ,bordering the lawn. The area of the path is..