Question

The sides of rectangle are in the ratio 4:5 by what fraction should the shorter side be increased to make it a square?

Answer 1

let the sides be 4x & 5x

smaller side=4x

The all sides of square are equal

so if we add 1/4 to the smaller side we get it

Answer 2

Answer:

The fraction should the shorter side be increased to make it a square, is $\frac{1}{4}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that the sides of rectangle are in the ratio 4:5.

Let the side rectangle are 4x and 5x.

Here, the length of shorter side is 4x. The rectangle will be square if both sides are equal.

It means we have to increase the shorter side by x.

$\frac{x}{4x}=\frac{1}{4}$

Therefore the fraction should the shorter side be increased to make it a square, is $\frac{1}{4}$.