# math

The area of a rectangular field is 2000 sq.m and its perimeter is 180m. Form a quadratic equation by taking the length of the field as x and solve it to find
the length and breadth of the field. the length and breadth are
A) (205m, 80m) B) (50m, 40m) C) (40m, 50m) D)None

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1. x by (2000/x)

x + 2000/x = 90

x^2 - 90 x + 2000 = 0

(x-50)(x-40) = 0

I suspect it is longer than it is wide

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