Area of a rectangle = 221 m2; width = length = ?
Should the answer be 13 or or 26
221 = 13*17
you can use that to answer your question, rather murkily stated.
To find the length and width of a rectangle when given the area, you need to use the formula A = length × width. In this case, the area is given as 221 m².
Let's assume the width of the rectangle is x. Since the width and length are the same, the length would also be x. So now we have the equation:
221 = x × x
To solve for x, we can take the square root of both sides of the equation:
√221 = √(x × x)
Now, it's important to note that both the positive and negative square roots are valid solutions, but since we're dealing with measurements (which are positive), we'll only consider the positive square root.
Calculating the square root of 221 using a calculator yields approximately 14.87. Since the width and length cannot be decimals, we'll round this value to a whole number.
Therefore, the width and length of the rectangle would be 15 meters each, not 13 or 26.