SOLUTION: a square's side is increased by 8 yards, which corresponds to an increase in the are by 304 square yards. how many yards is the side of the initial square?
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Question 635938: a square's side is increased by 8 yards, which corresponds to an increase in the are by 304 square yards. how many yards is the side of the initial square?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the side length of square be x
area = x^2
increased by 8
New side length = (x+8)
new area = (x+8)^2
new area - original area = 304
16x=304-64
16x=240
/16
x=15 yards - original length
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