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Rectilinear Figures, SM-Bank 006

A rectangular car park is shown below with a perimeter of 70 m.

 
 
What is the length of the short side \(\large x\)?  (2 marks)

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\(10\ \text{m}\)

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\(\text{Perimeter}\) \(=25 + 25 + x +x\)
\(70\) \(=50 + 2x\)
\(2x\) \(=70-50=20\)
\(\therefore x\) \(=10\ \text{m}\)

 

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