THe length of each side of a square was increased by 6 inches so the perimeter is now 52 inches .What was the original length of

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IRISSAK [1]

3 years ago

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THe length of each side of a square was increased by 6 inches so the perimeter is now 52 inches .What was the original length of

each side of the square

Mathematics

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damaskus [11] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T00:11:22+03:00

damaskus [11]3 years ago

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The original length was 7

Vsevolod [243] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-20T02:29:17+03:00

A square has 4 congruent sides.
Let x = the length of each side.
The perimeter of the original square is x + x + x + x = 4x
Each side is increased by 6 inches, so all sides combined
are increased by 4 * 6 in. = 24 in.
The perimeter is now 4x + 24.
We are told the new perimeter is 52 in.

4x + 24 = 52

4x = 28

x = 7

Answer: Each side measured 7 inches.