DS Question Set 1

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DS Question Set 1

by theachiever » Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:26 am
If a certain quadrilateral has 4 equal angles,what is it's area?

1.If length is doubled,area would increase by 64 square metres.

2.If width is reduced by half,the area would decrease by 32 square metres.
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:58 pm
You know you have a rectangle so the area is just l*w.

1) If you double the length then you doubled the area, which means the area is 64

2) If you halve the length then you halve the area, which means the area is 64
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