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Jillian is trying to save water, so she reduces the size of her square grass lawn by 8 feet on each side. the area of the smaller lawn is 144 square feet. in the equation(x – 8)2 = 144, x represents the side measure of the original lawn.what were the dimensions of the original lawn?4 feet by 4 feet8 feet by 8 8 feet by 8 20 feet by 20 feet

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The answer is D: 20 feet by 20 feet on edge 2020.

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( x - 8 )² = 144 / √ (take the square root of both sides of equation )
x - 8 = 12
x = 20 feet
Answer: D) 20 feet by 20 feet
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