Select the correct answerSimon started cycling along the boundaries of a square field from corner point A. After half an hour, he reached the corner point C, diagonally opposite to A. If his speed was 8 km/hr, the area of the field in square km is:Options864424
Question
Select the correct answerSimon started cycling along the boundaries of a square field from corner point A. After half an hour, he reached the corner point C, diagonally opposite to A. If his speed was 8 km/hr, the area of the field in square km is:Options864424
Solution
The problem can be solved in the following steps:
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Simon cycled for half an hour at a speed of 8 km/hr. Therefore, the distance he covered is Speed * Time = 8 km/hr * 0.5 hr = 4 km.
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The distance he covered is the diagonal of the square field. In a square, the diagonal divides it into two congruent right-angled triangles. The length of the diagonal (d) can be found using the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c², where a and b are the sides of the square and c is the diagonal. But since this is a square, a = b. So, the equation becomes 2a² = d².
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Solving for a (the side of the square), we get a = sqrt(d²/2) = sqrt(4²/2) = sqrt(8) = 2.828 km (approximately).
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The area of a square is given by the formula side². So, the area of the field is (2.828 km)² = 7.99 square km (approximately).
So, none of the options given (8, 64, 4, 24) are correct. The area of the field is approximately 7.99 square km.
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