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Each side of a square is lengthened by 5 inches. The area of this new, larger square is 49 square inches. Find the length of a side of the original square.
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Each side of a square is lengthened by 5 inches. The area of this new, larger square is 49 square inches. Find the length of

a side of the original square.

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2 inches

Explanation:

Since the area of the larger square is 49 inches, each side of this square is 7 inches, which is 5 inches longer than the original square. So each side of the original square is 2 inches.

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