Solution:Let the length, breadth and height of the room be ‘l’ metres, ‘b’ metres and ‘h’ metres, respectively.
According to question:
54 = 2 × (l + b)
Or, (l + b) = 27 … (eq. i)
And, (l × b) = 180
Now, (l + b)² = (l − b)² + 4lb
So, (27)² = (l − b)² + 4 × 180
729 − 720 = (l − b)²
(l − b)² = 9
So, (l − b) = 3 … (eq. ii)
Adding equation (i) and (ii), we get
l = 15 And, b = 27 − 15 = 12
So, h = 15 + 15 × 0.2 = 18
Area of four walls of the room = 2 × (l + b) × h
= (54 × 18) = 972 m²