SOLUTION: Easy Word Problem
Two rectangles have the same area of 120m^2. the difference of their length 5m and their breadth is 4m find their sides
Please solve it in manner like let......
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Two rectangles have the same area of 120m^2. the difference of their length 5m and their breadth is 4m find their sides
Please solve it in manner like let......
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Question 762860: Easy Word Problem
Two rectangles have the same area of 120m^2. the difference of their length 5m and their breadth is 4m find their sides
Please solve it in manner like let........be x
and let...........be y
Please Help Thank you in advance Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the rectangles r1 and r2
Call the breadth of r1
Call the length of r1
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The breadth of r2 =
The length of r2 =
( if I made the signs the same, the area of r2
would be greater than the area of r1 )
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
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(1)
By substitution:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Complete the square
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
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And, also,
(2)
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Rectangle r1 has dimensions 8 and 15
Rectangle r2 has dimensions 12 and 20
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check:
and
OK
