Answer to Question #32090 in Combinatorics | Number Theory for anil

Question

if each of the dimensions of a rectangle is increa?sed by100% the area is increased by

Answer 1

Increased by 100% means doubled. If we have initially a rectangle with sides a and b and area ab then by increasing sides twice we'll obtain a rectange with sides 2a and 2b and area 2a*2b=4ab. This means that area is increased four times or by 300%