SOLUTION: the length of each side of a square garden plot is extended 4 ft. the area of the resulting square is 576 ft squared. find the length of a side of the original garden plot
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Question 1019727: the length of each side of a square garden plot is extended 4 ft. the area of the resulting square is 576 ft squared. find the length of a side of the original garden plot
Found 2 solutions by FrankM, ikleyn:
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The new square has side of 24 ft.
The old square was 20 x 20
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The length of each side of a square garden plot is extended 4 ft. the area of the resulting square is 576 ft squared.
Find the length of a side of the original garden plot
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= 24 m.
24 - 4 = 20 m.
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