solution of a rectangular swimming pool 8m long and 5m wide has 0.5 m wide path around it . find area of path
14
path is total area minus the pool:
(8+1)(5+1) - 8*5 = ?
15_2 and 12_3
15. 11m
To find the area of the path around the rectangular swimming pool, we need to determine the dimensions of the outer rectangle formed by the pool and the path.
Let's start by calculating the dimensions of the outer rectangle. Since the swimming pool is 8m long and 5m wide, we can add 2 times the width of the path to each dimension. Given that the path is 0.5m wide, we need to add 0.5m on each side.
The length of the outer rectangle would be: 8m (pool's length) + 0.5m (path width on one side) + 0.5m (path width on the other side) = 9m.
The width of the outer rectangle would be: 5m (pool's width) + 0.5m (path width on one side) + 0.5m (path width on the other side) = 6m.
Now, we can calculate the area of the path by subtracting the area of the pool from the area of the outer rectangle:
Area of the path = Area of the outer rectangle - Area of the pool
= Length of the outer rectangle × Width of the outer rectangle - Length of the pool × Width of the pool
= 9m × 6m - 8m × 5m
= 54m² - 40m²
= 14m².
Therefore, the area of the path around the rectangular swimming pool is 14 square meters.