A rectangle has length (15) m more than its breadth and diagonal (75) m. What is the breadth?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (45) m
If breadth is (x), then (x^2+(x+15)^2=75^2), giving (x=45). Use Pythagoras for a rectangle with a diagonal.
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(45) m
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If breadth is (x), then (x^2+(x+15)^2=75^2), giving (x=45). Use Pythagoras for a rectangle with a diagonal.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Quadratic Equations. Topic: Word Problems and Applications.
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