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To calculate: The dimensions of the garden when area will be doubled by increasing length and breadth by same amount.
Answer to Problem 16CYU
The dimensions of the garden are
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The figure,
Formula used:
Area of a rectangle with length l and breadth b is the product of its length and breadth.
Calculation:
Consider the given figure.
Recall that area of a rectangle with length l and breadth b is the product of its length and breadth.
So, area of the given rectangular garden will be calculated as,
Let the amount of length and breadth increased be x .
Now, increasing the length and breadth by same amount i.e. x , the area is doubled.
So, new dimensions will be calculated as,
Therefore, either
New dimensions of the garden are,
Thus, the dimensions of the garden are
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