The length of each side of a square is extended 3 cm. The area of the resulting square is 100 cm^2. Find the length of a side of the original square.

Alice Chen

Alice Chen

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2022-11-05

The length of each side of a square is extended 3 cm. The area of the resulting square is 100  cm 2 . Find the length of a side of the original square.

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Falpo359

Falpo359

Beginner2022-11-06Added 15 answers

Let length of square = x
So area = x 2
Now length extended by 3 cm, so
( x + 3 ) 2 = 100 x + 3 = 10 x = 7  cm
length of original square = 7 cm

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