The sides of a square are reduced by 2 inches. the new area is 20 square inches. Set up and solve an equation to find the original length of the square. USE THE SQUARE ROOT PROPERTY!!!!!

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The sides of a square are reduced by 2 inches. the new area is 20 square inches. Set up and solve an equation to find the original length of the square.

USE THE SQUARE ROOT PROPERTY!!!!!

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Explanation:

(x - 2)^(2) = 20

$x - 2 = \sqrt {20}$

$x - 2 = 2\sqrt {5}$

$x = 2 + 2\sqrt {5}$

x = 6.47 inches (3sf)

Jmfenoll answered Jun 23, 2022

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