A rectangular garden plot 16m by 24m is to bordered by a strip of uniform width X m wide on the outside, so as to double the area, find the new length and breadth of the rectangular garden
To find the new dimensions of the rectangular garden, we need to first determine the width of the strip bordering the garden.
Let's assume the width of the strip is X meters.
The original length of the garden is 16 meters, and the original width is 24 meters. To double the area of the garden, we need to add a uniform width strip around the garden. This means the original garden will be surrounded by a strip that is X meters wide on all sides.
To calculate the new dimensions, we add the width of the strip to each side of the original garden's dimensions. Thus, the new length of the garden will be 16 meters + 2X meters (adding X meters to each side), and the new width will be 24 meters + 2X meters.
Therefore, the new length of the rectangular garden will be (16 + 2X) meters, and the new width will be (24 + 2X) meters.