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Hanuman_2000 Posted 15 years ago
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As long again as

Hello,
The length of a rectangle is half as long again as it is broad.
What is the meaning of the worlds in the bold?
Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 The length of the rectangle is half again as long as it is wide. What is the meaning of the worlds in the bold? half again as long = 50% longer For example, if the rectangle is 10 centimeters wide, it is 15 centimeters long.

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  • hanuman_2000 The length of the rectangle is half again as long as it is wide.
  • What is the meaning of the worlds in the bold?
  • half again as long = 50% longer For example, if the rectangle is 10 centimeters wide, it is 15 centimeters long.
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hanuman_2000The length of the rectangle is half again as long as it is wide.
What is the meaning of the worlds in the bold?

half again as long = 50% longer

For example, if the rectangle is 10 centimeters wide, it is 15 centimeters long.
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Thanks .....perfect defination. Emotion: smile. ....Thank u
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hanuman_2000 Hello,
The length of a rectangle is half as long again as it is broad.
What is the meaning of the worlds in the bold?
Thanks.
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Let the breadth be B

so length half as long again as breadth means

B/2 + B = 3B/2

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