SOLUTION: A square field had 5 meters added to its length and 2 meters added to its width. The field then had an area of 130 meters squared. Find the length of a side of the original field
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Question 200250: A square field had 5 meters added to its length and 2 meters added to its width. The field then had an area of 130 meters squared. Find the length of a side of the original field.
The equation I came up with is n+5(n+2)= 130^2. At which point I am unfamiliar with how to solve this. Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The area is 130 square meters. Not 130^2. Area is always in some sort of squared linear measure.
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So the possible lengths are -15 and 8. Since a length can't be negative, the original field was 8 meters on each side.
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