Question

6)a garden was square, but last year she made it makes or shortening one side 5 meters and the other 8 meters. If the area of the smaller garden is 180 m², then what was the area of her square garden​

Answer 1

let dimention of original garden be x

then (x-8)(x-5) = 180

x^2 -13x -140 = 0

(x-20)(x+7)=0

x= 20 or x = -7

x = 20

original area = (20)^2

= 400 m^2