Question 966360
The length of each side of a square is made smaller by 4 inches. If the area of the resulting square is 25 square inches, determine the length of a side of the original square.

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Area of smaller square = 25 sq in (given)
Therefore side of the smaller square = {{{sqrt(25) = 5}}} inches.
Since each side of the original larger square was reduced by 4 inches,
the side of the larger square must be {{{5 + 4 = highlight(9)}}} inches.

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