Question

The length of one pair of opposite sides of a square is reduced by 10% and that the other pair is increased by 10%. Compare the area of the new rectangle with the area of the original square.​

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The length of one pair of opposite sides of a square is reduced by 10% and that other pair is increased by 10%. Compare the area of the original square.

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Let the side of the square be a.

Therefore, increased length

= a + 10% of a = 11a/10

Decreased length

= a – 10% of a = 9a/10

Area of original square = a^2

Area of the new rectangle

$= \frac{11a}{10} \times \frac{9a}{10} = \frac{99a {}^{2} }{100}$

Difference of the two areas

$= {a}^{2} - \frac{99a {}^{2} }{100} = \frac{a {}^{2} }{100}$

=> The area of the new rectangle is 1% less than the area of original square.