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Alenkinab [10]
3 years ago
8

The length of a rectangle is 8 feet more than the width. If the width is increased by 4 feet, and the length is decreased by 5 f

eet, the area remains the same. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle.
Mathematics
1 answer:
SVEN [57.7K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Width = 12 feet

Length = 20 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a rectangle is A = l*w. Here the length is 8 feet more than the width or 8 + w and the width is w. So the area is A = w(8+w) = 8w + w²

If the dimensions are changed then the expressions will change. The width is increased by 4 feet. This means the width w becomes w + 4. The length is decreased by 5 feet. This means the length becomes 8 + w - 5 = 3 + w. So the area of the new triangle is A = (w+4)(3+w) = w² + 7w + 12.

Since the areas are the same, set them equal to each other and solve for w.

w² + 7w + 12 = 8w + w²                Subtract w² from both sides.

7w + 12 = 8w                                 Subtract 7w from both sides.

12 = w

The original width w is 12 feet. This means the original length which was 8 + w = 8 + 12 = 20 feet.

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