SOLUTION: transform a square by increasing one side by 4 units and decreasing the other side by 2 units. It the resulting square equals 16, how many units long was the side of the original
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Question 530306: transform a square by increasing one side by 4 units and decreasing the other side by 2 units. It the resulting square equals 16, how many units long was the side of the original square? Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If x = the length of the side of the original square, then the area of the new quadrilateral can be expressed as: Simplify. Subtract 16 from both sides. Solve by factoring. Apply the zero product rule. or so... or Discard the negative solution as the length must be a positive value. units.
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