An architectural scale drawing of the room is 9 inches by 12 inches. The area of the actual room is 768 ft^2 . What is the actual length in feet of the longer side of the room? Round the final answer to the nearest integer. *

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The actual length of the longer side is 32 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The room is in the form of a rectangle, its area can be determined by;

                Area  = length × breadth

The area of architectural scale drawing = 9 × 12 inches

                                                                  = 108 squared inches

The ratio of the sides in inches = 12 : 9

                                                 = 4 : 3

So, the ratio of the dimensions of the actual room would = 4 : 3

The area of the actual room = 768 [tex]ft^{2}[/tex]

      ∴              area =  length × breadth

  ⇒                  768  = length × breadth

Considering the ratio and the dimensions required, the longer side is approximately 32 feet and the shorter side is approximately 24 feet.

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The actual length of the longer side will be 32 feet.

Given, the architectural scale drawing of the room is 9 inches by 12 inches.

So the ratio of their sides be 9 : 12 or 3 : 4.

Now the room will be rectangular in shape.

So area of room will be  [tex]length \times breadth\\[/tex].

Given area of the room is 768 sq feet.

Let length be [tex]3x[/tex] and breadth be [tex]4x[/tex].

So, [tex]768 = 3x \times 4x[/tex]

[tex]768 = 12x^{2}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{768}{12} =x^{2}[/tex]

[tex]64 = x^{2}[/tex]

[tex]x = 8[/tex]

So lengh will be [tex]3 \times 8 = 24[/tex] [tex]feet[/tex]

And breadth will be [tex]4 \times 8 = 32 feet[/tex]

Hence the actual length of the longer side will be 32 feet.

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