document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696725>Question 696725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is such that the lengths of its adjacent sides differ by 5cm. A similar rectangle measures 18cm by 28cm. Find the length and breadth of the first rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = length of the first rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%2Fx=28%2F18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%2Fx=28%2F18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%28x%2B5%29=28x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%28x%2B5%29=28x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x%2B90=28x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x%2B90=28x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x%2B90-18x=28x-18x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x%2B90-18x=28x-18x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90=10x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90=10x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90%2F10=10x%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90%2F10=10x%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B5=9%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B5=9%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B5=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B5=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> length of the first rectangle = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2814%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2814%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, for mental math, the ratio of corresponding sides is the same and also equal to the ratio of the differences in length, so I mentally calculated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F18=5%2F%2828-18%29=5%2F10=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F18=5%2F%2828-18%29=5%2F10=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and immediately knew that the dimensions of the first rectangle were half of the dimensions of the other one. </SPAN>\n" );
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