A rectangle has length (7) m more than its breadth and diagonal (97) m. What is the breadth?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (65) m
If breadth is (x), then (x^2+(x+7)^2=97^2), giving (x=65). Use Pythagoras for a rectangle with a diagonal.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(65) m
Why is this the correct answer?
If breadth is (x), then (x^2+(x+7)^2=97^2), giving (x=65). 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.