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A man drives 4 km distance to go around a rectangular park. If the area of the rectangle is `0cdot75` sq km. Find the difference between the length and breath

A

`0cdot5` km

B

1 km

C

`2cdot75` km

D

`10cdot25` km

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To solve the problem step-by-step, we need to find the difference between the length and width of a rectangular park given that the perimeter is 4 km and the area is 0.75 sq km. ### Step 1: Understand the given information - The perimeter (P) of the rectangular park is 4 km. - The area (A) of the rectangular park is 0.75 sq km. ### Step 2: Write the formulas for perimeter and area The formulas for the perimeter and area of a rectangle are: - Perimeter: \( P = 2(l + w) \) - Area: \( A = l \times w \) Where \( l \) is the length and \( w \) is the width. ### Step 3: Set up the equations From the perimeter: \[ 2(l + w) = 4 \] Dividing both sides by 2: \[ l + w = 2 \] (Equation 1) From the area: \[ l \times w = 0.75 \] (Equation 2) ### Step 4: Express one variable in terms of the other From Equation 1, we can express \( l \) in terms of \( w \): \[ l = 2 - w \] ### Step 5: Substitute into the area equation Substituting \( l \) in Equation 2: \[ (2 - w) \times w = 0.75 \] Expanding this gives: \[ 2w - w^2 = 0.75 \] Rearranging it leads to: \[ w^2 - 2w + 0.75 = 0 \] ### Step 6: Solve the quadratic equation Now we will solve the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula: \[ w = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \] Here, \( a = 1, b = -2, c = 0.75 \): \[ w = \frac{-(-2) \pm \sqrt{(-2)^2 - 4 \times 1 \times 0.75}}{2 \times 1} \] \[ w = \frac{2 \pm \sqrt{4 - 3}}{2} \] \[ w = \frac{2 \pm \sqrt{1}}{2} \] \[ w = \frac{2 \pm 1}{2} \] Calculating the two possible values for \( w \): 1. \( w = \frac{3}{2} = 1.5 \) 2. \( w = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5 \) ### Step 7: Find the corresponding lengths Using \( l = 2 - w \): 1. If \( w = 1.5 \), then \( l = 2 - 1.5 = 0.5 \) 2. If \( w = 0.5 \), then \( l = 2 - 0.5 = 1.5 \) ### Step 8: Calculate the difference between length and width The difference \( |l - w| \) can be calculated as: \[ |1.5 - 0.5| = 1 \] ### Final Answer The difference between the length and width of the rectangular park is **1 km**. ---
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