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x/(305+18) = y/(-12 + 183) = 1/(9 + 10)

x/323 = y/171 = 1/19

x/323 = 1/19 y/171 = 1/19

x = 323/19 y = 171/19

x = 17 y = 9

So, the length of rectangle = 17 units

Breadth of rectangle = 9 units

Example: (Reducible Equations)

Ramesh travels 760 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hours,
if he travels 160 km by train and the rest by car. He takes 12 minutes more, if he travels
240 km by train and the rest by car. Find the speed of the train and the car

Solution:

Let speed of the train be x km/hr & car be y km/hr respectively.

According to the problem ....(i)

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