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andriy [413]
3 years ago
6

The length of each side of a square increases by 2.5 inches to form a new square with a perimeter of 70 inches. The length of ea

ch side of the original square was inches. NextReset
Mathematics
2 answers:
butalik [34]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The length of each side of the original square was 15 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x------> the length side of the original square

we know that

The perimeter of a square is equal to

P=4b

where

b is the length side of the square

In this problem

b=(x+2.5)\ in

P=70\ in

substitute

70=4(x+2.5)

solve for x

70=4x+10

4x=70-10

x=60/4=15\ in

Lady_Fox [76]3 years ago
4 0
Let x be the original side length of the square

P=2(l+w) 
70=2((2.5+x)+(2.5+x))
70=2(5+2x) 
70/2 = 5+2x 
35-5=2x
30=2x
15=x 

Therefore, the original length of the square was 15" 

Hope I helped :) 
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