The length of a rectangular plot is thrice its breadth. If the area of the rectangular plot is 867 sq m, then what is the breadth of the rectangular plot?
A. 8.5 m
B. 17 m
C. 34 m
D. 51 m
Let the breadth of the plot be b m.
Length of the plot = 3 b m
(3b)(b) = 867
3b2 = 867
b2 = 289 = 172 (b > 0)
b = 17 m.