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ABCD is a rectangle in which AB=21 cm

The square AXYD is removed and the remaining rectangle has an area of 80 cm2. Find the length of BC.
Original post by 333obi
ABCD is a rectangle in which AB=21 cm

The square AXYD is removed and the remaining rectangle has an area of 80 cm2. Find the length of BC.

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Original post by 333obi
ABCD is a rectangle in which AB=21 cm

The square AXYD is removed and the remaining rectangle has an area of 80 cm2. Find the length of BC.


Let AX=AD=x. What is length of XB.
Express area XBCY in terms of x and equate to 80.

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