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Question A rectangle having side lengths 5 cm and 3 cm is made using a piece of wire. If the wire is straightened and then bent to form a square, what will be the length of a side of the square?
Given, length of rectangle = 5 cm and breadth = 3 cm
We know that
perimeter of rectangle = 2 × (length × breadth)
= 2 × (5 + 3) = 16 cm
Now, if we bend the wire to form a square, the total length of the wire (16 cm) will be divided equally among the four sides of the square.
So, each side of the square = \(\frac{\text { Perimeter }}{4}\)
= \(\frac{16}{4}\) = 4 cm