document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253476>Question 253476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help I've forgotton my math!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a rectangle 9.75\" X 6.5\" whose area I need to increase by 11%. How do I figure this increase such that I will end up with the measurements for the sides of the new larger rectangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vksarvepalli><B>vksarvepalli(154)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vksarvepalli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=vksarvepalli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have the present area = 63.375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new area is 11% more= 1.11*63.375 = 70.34625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you can increase the length or the breadth or both to get the area required\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets increase the length so the new length is n and breadth is same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now n*6.5=70.34625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so n=10.8225 is the new length \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if we increase the breadth and keep length constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let new breadth be m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now 9.75*m=70.34625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so m=7.215 is the new breadth </SPAN>\n" );
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