SOLUTION: If the sides of a square are lengthened by 3 meters the area becomes 81 meters squared. Find the length of a side of the orginal square.

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Question 180250: If the sides of a square are lengthened by 3 meters the area becomes 81 meters squared. Find the length of a side of the orginal square.
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If the area of the new square is 81 mē then the sides of the new square have to be 9 m, because 9 times 9 is 81.

Therefore the original sides of the square must have been 9 - 3 = 6 m.


John