The perimeter of a rectangle is 44 cm .if its length is increased by 4 cm and its breadth is increased 2 cm its area is increased by 72 sqcm Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Let l and b be the length and breadth of the original rectangle. As per question, the new length is l + 4 and new breadth is b + 2.
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Therefore the dimensions of the rectangle are: l = 12 cm and b = 10 cm
![](https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/ck-files/ck_5782095ca14fe.png)
Let l and b be the length and breadth of the original rectangle. As per question, the new length is l + 4 and new breadth is b + 2.
![](https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/ck-files/ck_57821288017a8.png)
Therefore the dimensions of the rectangle are: l = 12 cm and b = 10 cm