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Section : 6 - Problem - 6

by camitava » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:00 am
Guys help me out of this problem -

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In the figure above, two rectangles with the same dimensions overlap to form the shaded region. If each rectangle has perimeter 12 and the shaded region has perimeter 3, what is the total length of the heavy line segments?
(A) 15		(B) 18		(C) 21
(D) 22		(E) 23
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Re: Section : 6 - Problem - 6

by gabriel » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:23 am
camitava wrote:Guys help me out of this problem -

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In the figure above, two rectangles with the same dimensions overlap to form the shaded region. If each rectangle has perimeter 12 and the shaded region has perimeter 3, what is the total length of the heavy line segments?
(A) 15		(B) 18		(C) 21
(D) 22		(E) 23

I dont see any rectangles ..
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by camitava » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:26 am
Sorry, my mistake! Please refer the question now -

In the figure above, two rectangles with the same dimensions overlap to form the shaded region. If each rectangle has perimeter 12 and the shaded region has perimeter 3, what is the total length of the heavy line segments?
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 21
(D) 22 (E) 23
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by kajcha » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:36 am
are you sure you attached the right pic
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by camitava » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:48 am
Sorry Kajcha! U r right. I attached a qrong pic. However now refer the qs -

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In the figure above, two rectangles with the same dimensions overlap to form the shaded region. If each rectangle has perimeter 12 and the shaded region has perimeter 3, what is the total length of the heavy line segments?
(A) 15		(B) 18		(C) 21
(D) 22		(E) 23
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by samirpandeyit62 » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:04 am
what is the total length of the heavy line segments?

If heavy line segments means the perimeter of the combined figure u posted, then my answer is C 21

i.e 12+12 =3 =21
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by kajcha » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:06 am
It's difficult to make out the heavy lines from the pic
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by camitava » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:07 am
Thanks Samir! Got ur point...
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by camitava » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:08 am
But Kajcha! Thats how the pic was given in the question.
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by kajcha » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:11 am
Well, what Samir explained is good...
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