A rectangular plot is half as long again as it is broad. The area of the plot is 2/3 hectares. The l

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A rectangular plot is half as long again as it is broad. The area of the plot is 2/3 hectares. The length of the plot is

OPtion

1) 100 m
2) 66.66 m
3) 33.33 m
4) 100/Sqrt(3) m
5) 73.33 m
6) 90 m
7) 50/Sqrt(3) m
8) 120 m
9) 125.5 m
10)None of these

Solution

Let breadth = x
Then length = 1.5 x in metres
Then x*3/2 x = 2/3*1000
So, x = 2/3*100 = 200/3
Therefore Length of plot = 3/2 * 200/3 = 100 m
Option 1)

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ABHINAV PUSHPAM   9 years AGO

Let breadth = b meters.
then, length = 3b/2 meters
∴ b x 3b/2 = 2/3 X 10000
⇒ b = (4 x 10000)/9
⇒ b = ( 2 X 100)/3 m
∴ Length = (3/2) x (2/3) x
100 m
= 100 m
option (1) is correct

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Pooja Shaw   9 years AGO

The length is one and a half time the width
If width is x then length is 1.5x
Area=length*width
area=1.5x*x=1.5x^2=2/3(10000)
or,3/2x^2=2/3(10000)
or,x^2=40000/9
or,x=sqrt(40000/9)=66.667=width
length is 1.5 times the width=66.667*1.5=100.0005=100
so the correct answer is 100
thus,the correct option is 1)100m

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Jaikumar Bhatia   9 years AGO

Let Breadth=x Meter
Length=y=x+1/x=3/2x meter
Therefore
(x+3/2x)=(2/3)*10000
x^2=(4/9)*10000
x=[(2/3)*100] m
Length=[(3/2)*(2/3)*100 m
=100 m
Ans is 100 meters
So Option is (1)

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Jamil Ahmed   9 years AGO

Let b metres be the breadth of the plot.
Then 3b^2/2 = 2*10000/3
Therefore, b = 200/3 mtrs.
Hence, length of the plot = 200/3 * 3/2 mtrs
= 100 mtrs

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MRITUNJAY   9 years AGO

Let breadth = b meters.
then, length = 3b/2 meters
? b x 3b/2 = 2/3 X 10000
? b = (4 x 10000)/9
? b = ( 2 X 100)/3 m
? Length = (3/2) x (2/3) x
100 m
= 100 m
option (1) is correct

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ramji   9 years AGO

length=b+b/2
breadth=b
3b^2/2=2/3 hectares
so l is 100m

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Chetharajupalli.Veerendar   9 years AGO

let a=breadth

then length =(3/2)a
then ,area=(length)*(breadth)=2*10000
20000=(3/2)a*(a)
a^2=(2/9)*20000
a=sqrt(40000/9)
a=66.667 m
then length =(3/2)*a
=(3/2)*66.667
=100 m

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Mani kumar   9 years AGO

length = 1.5 * Area
area = l * b
let width = x
area = 1.5 * (x * x)
x2= 40000/9
x = 66.667
length = 1.5(x)
length = 100

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N.Vennela Rani   9 years AGO

let b=x meters then l=1.5x meters
area=l*b=1.5*x^2=(2/3)*10000
=>x=100 meters

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RAHUL KUMAR   9 years AGO

Let breadth = b meters.
then, length = 3b/2 meters
∴ b x 3b/2 = 2/3 X 10000
⇒ b = (4 x 10000)/9
⇒ b = ( 2 X 100)/3 m
∴ Length = (3/2) x (2/3) x
100 m
= 100 m
option (1) is correct

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Surabhi Yadav   9 years AGO

let breadth=x metres
length=3/2*x*metres
x*3/2x=2/3*10000
x^2=4/9*10000
x=2/3*100 m
length=3/2*2/3*100=100m

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chetan   9 years AGO

Let Breadth=x.
length=3*x/2.
(3x/2)*x=2*10000/3.
x=2*100/3.
then length=100 m.
so option 1 is correct.

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