document.write( "Question 485339: Suppose a square garden has an area of 16 x2 square feet. If one side is made 4 inches longer and the other side 2 inches shorter, what is the area of the resulting garden?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #331946 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area = 16x^2 \n" ); document.write( "side = 4x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x +4 one side \n" ); document.write( "4x-2 other side\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(4x+4)(4x-2) \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16x^2-8x+16x-8 \n" ); document.write( "16x^2+8x-8 is the area of the second square \n" ); document.write( " |