Question

Tasha is planning an expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If both the length and the width of the original garden are each increased by *3m*, the new total area of the garden will be *49* squared meters. Find the length of each side of the original garden.

Answer 1

4 m

Explanation:

Since the flower garden is square :

Both length and width are equal :

Let :

Original side length = x

Increased length = x + 3

Area of square = s² (s = side length)

New area = 49 m²

That is ;

(x + 3)² = 49

Original length, x can be calculated thus ;

Take square root of both sides

x + 3 = √49

x + 3 = 7

x = 7 - 3

x = 4

Hence, original length of each side = 4 m