SOLUTION: If the sides of a square are lengthened by 7cm, the erea becomes 12cm sqr. Find the length of aside of the original square.
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Question 585526: If the sides of a square are lengthened by 7cm, the erea becomes 12cm sqr. Find the length of aside of the original square. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the sides of a square are lengthened by 7cm, the erea becomes 12cm sqr. Find the length of aside of the original square.
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(s+7)*(s+7) = 12
s + 7 =~ 3.464
s = -3.536
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The original square's sides were a negative number. You don't often see that.
