Question: A square lawn has a path 4 m wide around it. If the area of the path is $ 196m^{2}, $ then each side of the lawn is
Options:
A) 7.25 m
B) 9.25 m
C) 8.25 m
D) 8 m
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
- Let each side of the square lawn $ =xm $
Then, according to the question,
$ {{(x+4+4)}^{2}}-{{(x)}^{2}}=196 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ {{(x+8)}^{2}}-x^{2}=196 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x^{2}+64+16x-x^{2}=196 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 16x=196-64=132 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{132}{16}=8.25m $