Question

8. If the measure of one side of a square is increased by 2 centimeters and the measure of
the adjacent side is decreased by 2 centimeters, the area of the resulting rectangle is
32 square centimeters. Find the measure of one side of the square (the original figure).

Answer 1

Answer:

  6 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

If the original side length is x, then the modified square has an area of ...

  A = LW

  32 = (x +2)(x -2) = x^2  -4

  36 = x^2 . . . . . . . . add 4

  6 = x . . . . . . . . . . take the square root

The original figure has a side length of 6 cm.

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Check

The modified figure is 8 cm by 4 cm = 32 cm^2.