document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177067>Question 177067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the two sidea of a rectangle change so the new area is double the original area,and one side is increased by 50%,what percentage increase or decrease of the other side????  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=HyperBrain><B>HyperBrain(694)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=HyperBrain><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A=area of the original rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=length of the orig. rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=width of the orig. rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=x*y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the new area is double the orig. rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*x*y=area of the new rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you increase one side (let's say the length) by 50%, you are adding x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the new length is x+(x/2)=3x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let W=new width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*x*y=(3x/2)W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*x*y=3xW    multiply by 2 both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=3W     divide both sides by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=4y/3=y +(y/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 is 33 1/3%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the width is increased by 33 1/3%.\r<BR>\n" );
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