Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

7cm

Step-by-step explanation:

One side of a square is increased by 8 cm, let us say the length got increased by 8 cm. So we have length of x + 8 cm

An adjacent side, the width, decreased by 2 cm. So we have width of x - 2cm

Perimeter of rectangle = 2(length + width)

40 = 2( (x + 8) + ( x - 2) )

40 = 2( 2x + 6)

40 = 4x + 12

28 = 4x

x = 7 cm

That is 7 cm of the length of the side of the square