Re: In the figure, the area of rectangle ABCD is 100. What is th
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13 Jan 2019, 08:55
Area of rectangle ABCD = 100
(x+3) (x+2) = 100
Multiplying polynomials using FOIL (First, Outer, Inner, Last), we get,
x(x + 5) = 94
Area of square EFGH = (2X + 5) ^ 2 ( since side of a square = (2x+5) )
Multiplying polynomials (2x + 5 ) ^ 2 using FOIL method, we get,
4x (x +5) + 25 = 4 * 94 +25 = 401.
Thus, answer is E.