Question

Tasha is planning an expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 7 m, the new total area of the garden will be 169 m2. Find the length of each side of the original garden.
sqrt6 m
6 m
13 m
20 m,

Answer 1

The answer is 6 m. To arrive at this answer you solve the following equation: {let x = the original length of the garden) (x+7)^2 = 169 x+7 = 13 x = 13-7 x = 6m