SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 270cm2 If the shorter side is reduced by 2cm And the longer side increased by 16cm2 What is the lengths of the original rectangle Work done already

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Question 827843: The area of a rectangle is 270cm2
If the shorter side is reduced by 2cm
And the longer side increased by 16cm2
What is the lengths of the original rectangle
Work done already:
ab = 270cm2
(a-2)(b+4) = ?
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The area of a rectangle is 270cm2
If the shorter side is reduced by 2cm
And the longer side increased by 16cm2
What is the lengths of the original rectangle
Work done already:
ab = 270cm2
(a-2)(b+4) = ?
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