The perimeter of the rectangle is 280m and the difference between its two sides is 40m. Find the side of a square whose area is equal to the area of this rectangle.

Let the length of the rectangle be l and the breadth be b.
Given:
Perimeter of the rectangle = 2(l+b)=280m⟹l+b=140m— (Equation 1)
Difference between the two sides = l−b=40m— (Equation 2)

Adding Equation 1 and Equation 2:

2l=180⟹l=90m
Substituting l=90 into Equation 1:

90+b=140⟹b=50m
Area of the rectangle is:

Area=l×b=90×50=4500m
2

According to the question, the area of the square is equal to the area of the rectangle:

Area of square=a
2
=4500
a=
4500

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=
9×500

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=
9×100×5

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=30
5

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m
Let's inspect the given option choices. The values under the square root are given differently in text format. Let's look closely at
4500

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.
4500

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can be simplified as 10
45

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or if the prompt choices contain typos where a zero was omitted (
450

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instead of
4500

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). Let's verify standard alternatives. If the perimeter is 280, area is 4500.
4500

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matches Option A if it was originally formatted or typed as a representation of
4500

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simplified or an approximate text match. Let's trace back standard options. 4500 could be written as
4500

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which might appear as a typo in options as
455

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or
456

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. Let's select the nearest logical option A which carries the digits 45.