In a rectangle, if the length is increased by 3 meters and breadth is decreased by 4 meters, the area of the rectangle is reduced by 67 square meters
In a rectangle, if the length is increased by 3 meters and breadth is decreased by 4 meters, the area of the rectangle is reduced by 67 square meters. If length is reduced by 1 meter and breadth is increased by 4 meters, the area is increased by 89 Sq. meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Let the length and breadth of the rectangle be
and
units respectively
Then, area of rectangle =
square units
If the length is increased by
meters and breath is reduced each by
square meters the area is reduced by
square units
Therefore,
$x y-67=(x+3)(y-4)$
$x y-67=x y+3 y-4 x-12$
$y y-67=y y+3 y-4 x-12$
$4 x-3 y-67+12=0$
$4 x-3 y-55=0 \cdots(i)$Then the length is reduced by
meter and breadth is increased by
meter then the area is increased by
square units
Therefore, ![]()
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Thus, we get the following system of linear equation
$4 x-3 y-55=0$
$4 x-y-93=0$
By using cross multiplication we have
$\frac{x}{(-3 \times-93)-(-1 \times-55)}=\frac{-y}{(4 \times-93)-(4 \times-55)}=\frac{1}{(4 \times-1)-(4 \times-3)}$
$\frac{x}{279-55}=\frac{-y}{-372+220}=\frac{1}{-4+12}$
$\frac{x}{224}=\frac{f y}{-152}=\frac{1}{8}$
$x=\frac{224}{8}$
$x=28$
and
$y=\frac{152}{8}$
$y=19$
Hence, the length of rectangle is
meter,
The breath of rectangle is
meter.