A 3 m wide path runs outside and around a rectangular park of the length 125 m and the breadth 65 m. Find the area of the path.
It is given in the question that,
Length of park = 125 m
Breadth of park = 65 m
Area of rectangle = Length × Breadth
∴ Area of park = 125 × 65
= 8125 m2
From the figure it can be observed that the new length and breadth of the given park (When path is included) is 131 m and 71 m respectively
∴ Area of garden including path = 131 × 71
= 9301 m2
Area of path = Area of the park including path – Area of park
= 9301 – 8125
= 1176 m2
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