SOLUTION: Two opposite sides of a square are shorteened by 2 units. The area of the rectangle obtained is 35 square units. What was the length of one side of the original square?
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Question 959930: Two opposite sides of a square are shorteened by 2 units. The area of the rectangle obtained is 35 square units. What was the length of one side of the original square? Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathTherapy:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two opposite sides of a square are shorteened by 2 units. The area of the rectangle obtained is 35 square units. What was the length of one side of the original square?
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Not enough info.
35 sq units can be 1 by 35, 5 by 7, pi by 35/pi, 0.01 by 3500, etc.
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two opposite sides of a square are shorteened by 2 units. The area of the rectangle obtained is 35 square units. What was the length of one side of the original square?
