SOLUTION: A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by what value?

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Question 141135: A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by what value?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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14*10=140
12*12=144
4 cm^2 Answer
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Ed