Previous year MCQs

Aptitude & Reasoning UPPSC 1998 GS-I
Question

The above figure contains three squares with areas of 100 m2, 16 m2 and 49 ml lying side by side. By how much should the area of the middle square be reduced in order that the total length PQ of the resulting three squares is 19 m?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 2 m2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 m2”.
The answer is (4) 12 m².

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