document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=719014>Question 719014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tasha is planning an expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 7m, the new total area of the garden will be 144m squared. Find the length of each side of the original garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 'a' mt be the initial length of the square garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New length of the side = (a + 7 ) m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given : Area of the square garden after increasing each side = 144 sq.m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or a = 5 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore , initial length of the each side of the original garden = 5 mt. </SPAN>\n" );
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