The area of a rectangle gets reduced by

9 Square units in its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and breadth by 2 units, the

area is increased by 67 sq. units. Find the length and breadth of the rectangle.

Class: Grade 9

Subiect : Mathematics

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Detailed Solution

Let the length and breadth of the rectangle be x and y units respectively. Then,
Area = xy Square units
If length is reduced by 5 units and the breadth is increased by 3 units then the area is reduce by 9 square units
.: xy-9=(x-5)(x+3)
xy-9=xy+3x-5x-15
When length is increased by 3 unit and broadth by 2 units, the area is increased by 67 sq.units xy +67 =(x+3)(y+2)
xy +67 =xy+2x+3y+6
2x +3y-61= 0
Thus, we get the following system of linear equations.
3x-5y-6=0
2x+3y-61=0
By using cross-multiplication, we have