A wire of length 50 units is cut into two pieces in the ratio 3:2. The smaller piece is bent into a sqaure. The area of square in square units is

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Solution

The correct option is B 25
3:2 $=$ 50
or 3x+2x $=$ 50
or 5x $=$ 50
or x $=$ 10
Perimeter of a smaller piece is 20, it is bent into a square . Therefore,
one side of the square $\frac{20}{4} = 5 ∴ a r e a o f s q u a r e = 25 u n i t s$

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A wire of length 50 units is cut into two pieces in the ratio 3:2. The smaller piece is bent into a sqaure. The area of square in square units is

The correct option is B 253:2 =50or 3x+2x =50or 5x =50or x=10Perimeter of a smaller piece is 20, it is bent into a square . Therefore,one side of the square 204=5∴areaofsquare=25units

The correct option is B 25
3:2 $=$ 50
or 3x+2x $=$ 50
or 5x $=$ 50
or x $=$ 10
Perimeter of a smaller piece is 20, it is bent into a square . Therefore,
one side of the square $\frac{20}{4} = 5 ∴ a r e a o f s q u a r e = 25 u n i t s$