Examples with solutions for Area of a Rectangle: Worded problems

Exercise #1


What is the length of the second side in a rectangle, given that the sum of the 2 opposite sides is 14 cm and the area of the rectangle is 21 cm²?

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Step-by-Step Solution

If we are given that two opposite sides of the rectangle sum to 14

and in a rectangle, each pair of opposite sides are equal to each other, we will calculate the size of each one as follows:

14:2=7 14:2=7

We will call the other two opposite sides y and find the unknown as follows:

7×y=21 7\times y=21

We will divide both sides by 7 and get:

y=3 y=3

Answer

3

Exercise #2

The area of a rectangle is 256 cm².

One side is 4 times longer than the other.

What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To find the area of the rectangle, we multiply the length by the width.

According to the data in the statement, one side will be equal to X and the other side will be equal to 4X

Now we replace the existing data:

S=x×4x S=x\times4x

256=4x2 256=4x^2

We divide the two sections by 4:

64=x2 64=x^2

We extract the square root:

x=64=8 x=\sqrt{64}=8

If we said that one side is equal to x and the other side is equal to 4x and we know that x=8

From here we can conclude that the sides of the rectangle are equal:

8,8×4=8,32 8,8\times4=8,32

Answer

8 x 32

Exercise #3

Joseph is building a pool.

He buys tiles with sides measuring 10 cm by 5 cm.

The size of Joseph's pool is 850 cm².

How many tiles does Joseph need to complete the pool?

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's calculate the area of the tile by multiplying length and width:

10×5=50 10\times5=50

Now let's calculate how many tiles fit in the given pool area - 850 cm²:

850:50=17 850:50=17

Therefore, Joseph needs 17 tiles in total.

Answer

17 17

Exercise #4

The length of the side of a square is X cm

(x>3)

Extend one side by 3 cm and shorten an adjacent side by 3 cm to obtain a rectangle.

Express the area of the rectangle using x.

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's recall the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle:

The area of a rectangle (which has two pairs of equal opposite sides and all angles are 90° 90\degree ) with sides of length a,b a,\hspace{4pt} b units, is given by the formula:

S=ab \boxed{ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=a\cdot b } (square units)

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After recalling this fact, let's solve the problem:

Let's calculate the area of the rectangle whose vertices we'll mark with letters EFGH EFGH

It is given in the problem that one side of the rectangle is obtained by extending one side of the square with side length x x (cm) by 3 cm, and the second side of the rectangle is obtained by shortening the adjacent side of the given square by 3 cm:

x-3x-3x-3x+3x+3x+3x-3x-3x-3x+3x+3x+3HHHEEEFFFGGG

Therefore, the lengths of the rectangle's sides are:

EF=HG=x+3EH=FG=x3 EF=HG=x+3\\ EH=FG=x-3 cm,

Now we'll use the above formula to calculate the area of the rectangle that was formed from the square in the way described in the problem:

S=EFEHS=(x+3)(x3) S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=EF\cdot EH\\ \downarrow\\ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=(x+3)(x-3) (sq cm)

Let's continue and simplify the expression we got for the rectangle's area, using the difference of squares formula:

(c+d)(cd)=c2d2 (c+d)(c-d)=c^2-d^2 Therefore, we get that the area of the rectangle using the above formula is:

S=(x+3)(x3)S=x232S=x29 S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=(x+3)(x-3) \\ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=x^2-3^2\\ \boxed{ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=x^2-9} (sq cm)

Therefore, the correct answer is answer C.

Answer

x29(cm2) x^2-9\left(\operatorname{cm}²\right)

Exercise #5

The length of the side of the square x+1 x+1 cm

(x>3)

We extend one side by 1 cm and shorten an adjacent side by 1 cm, and we obtain a rectangle.

What is the area of the rectangle?

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's recall the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle:

The area of a rectangle (which has two pairs of equal opposite sides and all angles are 90° 90\degree ) with sides of length a,b a,\hspace{4pt} b units, is given by the formula:

S=ab \boxed{ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=a\cdot b } (square units)

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After recalling this fact, let's solve the problem:

Let's calculate the area of the rectangle whose vertices we'll mark with letters EFGH EFGH (drawing)

It is given in the problem that one side of the rectangle is obtained by extending one side of the square with side length x+1 x +1 (cm) by 1 cm, and the second side of the rectangle is obtained by shortening the adjacent side of the given square by 1 cm:

(x+1)-1(x+1)-1(x+1)-1(x+1)+1(x+1)+1(x+1)+1(x+1)-1(x+1)-1(x+1)-1(x+1)+1(x+1)+1(x+1)+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1x+1HHHEEEFFFGGG

Therefore, the lengths of the rectangle's sides are:

EF=HG=(x+1)+1EF=HG=x+2EH=FG=(x+1)1EH=FG=x EF=HG=(x+1)+1\\ \downarrow\\ \boxed{ EF=HG=x+2}\\ \hspace{2pt}\\ \\ EH=FG=(x+1)-1\\ \downarrow\\ \boxed{ EH=FG=x } (cm)

Now we'll use the above formula to calculate the area of the rectangle that was formed from the square in the way described in the problem:

S=EFEHS=(x+2)x S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=EF\cdot EH\\ \downarrow\\ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=(x+2)x (sq cm)

Let's continue and simplify the expression we got for the rectangle's area, using the distributive property:

(m+n)d=md+nd (m+n)d=md+nd Therefore, using the distributive property, we get that the area of the rectangle is:

S=(x+2)xS=x2+2x S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=(x+2)x \\ \boxed{ S_{\textcolor{blue}{\boxed{\hspace{6pt}}}}=x^2+2x} (sq cm)

Therefore, the correct answer is answer B.

Answer

x2+2x x^2+2x

Exercise #6

The area of the square whose side length is 4 cm is
equal to the area of the rectangle whose length of one of its sides is 1 cm.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

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Step-by-Step Solution

After squaring all sides, we can calculate the area as follows:

42=16 4^2=16

Since we are given that the area of the square equals the area of the rectangle , we will write an equation with an unknown since we are only given one side length of the parallelogram:

16=1×x 16=1\times x

x=16 x=16

In other words, we now know that the length and width of the rectangle are 16 and 1, and we can calculate the perimeter of the rectangle as follows:

1+16+1+16=32+2=34 1+16+1+16=32+2=34

Answer

34

Exercise #7

Gerard plans to paint a fence 7X meters high and 30X+4 meters long.

Gerardo paints at a rate of 7 m² per half an hour.

Choose the expression that represents the time it takes for Gerardo to paint one side of the fence.

30X+430X+430X+47X7X7X

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Step-by-Step Solution

In order to solve the exercise, we first need to know the total area of the fence.

Let's remember that the area of a rectangle equals length times width.

Let's write the exercise according to the given data:

7x×(30x+4) 7x\times(30x+4)

We'll use the distributive property to solve the exercise. That means we'll multiply 7x by each term in the parentheses:

(7x×30x)+(7x×4)= (7x\times30x)+(7x\times4)=

Let's solve each term in the parentheses and we'll get:

210x2+28x 210x^2+28x

Now to calculate the painting time, we'll use the formula:

7m212hr=14m2hr \frac{7m^2}{\frac{1}{2}hr}=14\frac{m^2}{hr}

The time will be equal to the area divided by the work rate, meaning:

210x2+28x14 \frac{210x^2+28x}{14}

Let's separate the exercise into addition between fractions:

210x214+28x14= \frac{210x^2}{14}+\frac{28x}{14}=

We'll reduce by 14 and get:

15x2+2x 15x^2+2x

And this is Isaac's work time.

Answer

15x2+2x 15x^2+2x hours

Exercise #8

The length of the square is equal to x x cm

(x>1) We extend one side by 3 cm and shorten an adjacent side by 1 cm and we obtain a rectangle,

What is the length of the side of the given square if it is known that the two areas are equal?

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Answer

x=32cm x=\frac{3}{2}cm

Exercise #9

The side length of a square is X cm

(x>3)

We extend one side by 3 cm and shorten an adjacent side by 3 cm, and we get a rectangle.

Which shape has a larger area?

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Answer

The square