SOLUTION: sides of square are lengthened by 6cm and the area becomes 196cm^2, what is the length of a side of the original square.
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Question 362895: sides of square are lengthened by 6cm and the area becomes 196cm^2, what is the length of a side of the original square. Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let s=length of a side of the original square.
(s+6)^2=196
s+6=14 square root of each side.
s=8
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Ed
