Question

the product of the length of two unequal poles before cutting 2cm from each was 285cm their present sum after cutting 2cm from each is 3cm. what is the length of the shorter?

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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the length of middle piece = x

Then length of longest piece = 3x

Then length of shortest piece = 3x−46

Thus, x+3x+3x−46=80

⇒7x=126

⇒x=18

Hence, shortest piece = 18×3−46=54−46=8 cm