RRB NTPC CBT-1 practice question
A community garden is 64 m long and 44 m wide. Two paths of the same uniform width run across it, crossing at the centre — one along the length and one along the breadth. If the total area covered by the two paths is 416 sq m, find the width of each path.
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Correct answer: (D) 4 m
Let width = w. Path area = L×w + B×w − w² = (L+B)w − w² = 416. So 108w − w² = 416, i.e. w² − 108w + 416 = 0. Solving, w = [108 ± √(108² − 4×416)]/2 = [108 ± √10000]/2 = [108 ± 100]/2. Taking the smaller root (since w must be less than both 64 and 44), w = 4 m.
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एक सामुदायिक बगीचा 64 मीटर लंबा और 44 मीटर चौड़ा है। समान चौड़ाई के दो रास्ते इसके बीचोंबीच एक-दूसरे को काटते हुए बने हैं — एक लंबाई के अनुदिश और एक चौड़ाई के अनुदिश। यदि दोनों रास्तों का कुल क्षेत्रफल 416 वर्ग मीटर है, तो प्रत्येक रास्ते की चौड़ाई ज्ञात करें।
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सही उत्तर: (D) 4 मीटर
मान लीजिए चौड़ाई = w. रास्ते का क्षेत्रफल = L×w + B×w − w² = (L+B)w − w² = 416. अतः 108w − w² = 416, यानी w² − 108w + 416 = 0. हल करने पर, w = [108 ± √(108² − 4×416)]/2 = [108 ± √10000]/2 = [108 ± 100]/2. चूँकि w, 64 और 44 दोनों से कम होना चाहिए, इसलिए छोटा मूल लेने पर w = 4 मीटर।
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