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Taylor purchased a rectangular plot of area 634 m2. The length of the plot is 2 m more than thrice its breadth. The length and breadth respectively is _____ (approximate values).


Options:
A .   34.6 m & 11.20 m
B .   88 m & 24 m
C .   32 m & 16 m
D .   44.6 m & 14.20 m
Answer: Option D
:
D

Let, Length = x 
Breadth = y
Given,
Area of Rectangle = 634 m2
Length : x
Thrice the breadth : 3y
2 more that thrice : 3y+2
So, x=3y+2
Area of the rectangle=length×breadth
634=xy634=(2+3y)y634=2y+3y23y2+2y634=0
This equation resembles the general form of quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0.
Lets find the values of y satisfying the equation.(Roots of the equation)
y=b ±b2 4ac2a=2 ±22  4×3(634)2 × 3y=2 ±4 + 76086=2 ±76126y=2 ± 87.2466y=2+87.2466 or 287.2466y=14.20 or 14.87
Length is always positive.
y=14.20 m
x=2+3yx=2+3(14.20)=44.6 m
Length =44.6 m 
Breadth =14.2 m



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