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geometry senior
Problem
The area of a rectangle remains unchanged when it is made inches longer and inch narrower, or when it is made inches shorter and inch wider. Its area, in square inches, is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
We are given FOILing each side gives: Taking the last two parts and moving everything to the left gives: Taking the first two parts and multiplying by gives Solving both equations for and setting them equal to each other gives , which leads to Plugging that in to gives . The area of the rectangle is , or .
Final answer
E