While designing the school year book, a teacher asked the student that the length and width of a particular photo is increased by $x$ units each to double the area of the photo. The original photo is

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While designing the school year book, a teacher asked the student that the length and width of a particular photo is increased by $x$ units each to double the area of the photo. The original photo is 18 cm long and 12 cm wide. Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

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(I) Write an algebraic equation depicting the above information.
(II) Write the corresponding quadratic equation in standard form.
(III) What should be the new dimensions of the enlarged photo?

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Can any rational value of $x$ make the new area equal to $220$ cm$^2$?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: (i) $(18 + x)(12 + x) = 2(18 	imes 12)$
Step 2: (ii) $x^2 + 30x - 216 = 0$
Step 3: (iii) Solving: $x^2 + 30x - 216 = 0$
$\Rightarrow (x + 36)(x - 6) = 0$
$x 
eq -36$ $	herefore x = 6$
New dimensions are $24$ cm $	imes$ $18$ cm

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