A garden measures 17 meters by 24 meters. What is the area of the garden, and how much fencing is needed to enclose the garden?

1 Answer
Apr 30, 2018

#"area "=408" m"^2," perimeter "=82 "m"#

Explanation:

#"the area and perimeter of a rectangle are calculated using"#

#• " area (A)"="length (l)"xx"breadth (b)"#

#• " perimeter (P)"=2l+2b#

#"let "l=24" and "b=17#

#rArrA=24xx17=408" m"^2#

#rArrP=(2xx24)+(2xx17)#

#color(white)(rArrP)=48+34=82" m"#