document.write( "Question 762600: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width of the same rectangle is decreased by 20%, then area of the rectangle increase/decrease by___? \n" ); document.write( "
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w and h dimensions of the rectangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%2Bh%2F5\" and \"w-w%2F5\" are the new dimensional values
\n" ); document.write( "makes area now of this rectangle \"%28w-w%2F5%29%28h%2Bh%2F5%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Appears to be an area decrease, \"24%2F25\" of the original area.
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