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The length of a rectangle is 10 feet longer than it is wide. If each side is increased 10 feet, then the area is multiplied by 2. What was the size of the original rectangle?

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Answer:

Size of the original rectangle is 30*20=600

Explanation:

Let the length and width of rectangle be x+10 and x. After increasing the dimensions, the new length and width are x+20 and x+10

ATQ, (x+20)(x+10)=2(x+10)(x), x=20.

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