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if the sides of a square are lengthened by 6cm, the area becomes 121cm^2. find the length of a side of the original square.

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if the sides of a square are lengthened by 6cm, the area becomes 121cm^2. find the length of a side of the original square.

 

Answer:

(x + 6)^2=121

x+6 = 11

x = 5

The side of the original square 5.