Two opposite sides of a square were increased by 6 cm. The other two opposite sides were decreased by 6 cm. By how much was the area changed?
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Take any square with area greater than 6 cm say a 10 cm x 10 cm square. Its area is 100 square cm.
Considering the conditions given in the problem, the resulting figure becomes
16 cm x 4 cm. So the area is 64 square cm.
Therefore the area decreased by 36 square cm.
Answer: [It decreased by 36 square cm.]
Considering the conditions given in the problem, the resulting figure becomes
16 cm x 4 cm. So the area is 64 square cm.
Therefore the area decreased by 36 square cm.
Answer: [It decreased by 36 square cm.]