a rectangle have 4 sides the shorter side is 5 meters and the longer side is 8 meters what is the area of the rectangle
To find the area of a rectangle, you simply multiply the length by the width.
In this case, the shorter side is 5 meters and the longer side is 8 meters.
Area = length x width
Area = 5m x 8m
Area = 40 square meters
Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 40 square meters.