Question

The sides of a square are all increased by 2 inches. The area of the NEW square is 49

inches squared. What is the length of a side of the original square?

A: 4.5 inches
B: 9 inches
C: 5 inches
D: 2 inches

Answer 1

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Answer:

C: 5 inches

Explanation:

The length of the sides of the new square is the square root of the area:

s = √A = √49 = 7

The original square had sides 2 inches shorter, so they were ...

7 in -2 in = 5 in . . . . side length of original square