Math, asked by aravind222, 1 year ago

The length of a rectangli is decreased by 20 percentage then the percentage of width be increased to maintain the same area is?

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Answered by TPS
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area of rectangle= lb

if length is decreased by 20%
l' = l - 0.2l = 0.8l
let width = b'

area is same
l'b' = lb
(0.8l) × b' = lb
b' = lb/0.8l
b' = b/0.8 = 1.25b

increase in b = 1.25b - b = 0.25b
% increased = 0.25b/b × 100 = 25%

Width should be increased by 25%
Answered by XxArmyGirlxX
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Let the original length be l

New length =l− 20/100 l=0.8l

Original width =b

New width =b+x

Original Area=New Area

lb=(0.8l)(b+x)

⇒lb=0.8lb+0.8lb

⇒0.2lb=0.8lx

⇒x= b/4

%increase= x/b ×100

= b/4×b×100=25%

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