Playground Shorter Side

The playground has a rectangular shape. The length of the line around its perimeter is 440 m. The longer side of the course is 140 m long. How many meters does the size of the shorter side of the pitch measure?

Final Answer:

b =  80 m

Step-by-step explanation:

o=440 m a=140 m  o = 2(a+b)  b=o/2a=440/2140=80 m



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