Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
|<----------------- 71 ----------------------->|
E-----------------------F---------------------G
2x + 13 20
find: x
EF + FG = DG
2x + 13 + 20 = 71
2x = 71 - 20 - 13
x = 38 / 2
x = 19
Answer:
4 ft.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can consider the orignial square's sides to be x, so area of the original figure: 
The new rectangle's sides will be x and x+8, so the area of the new figure will be x^2+8x.
We know that the new area is 3 times the old one. So our equation will be:
x^2+8x=3x^2
our answer will be x=4.
Therfore, the length of the side of the old flower bed is 4 ft.