A community group is planning the expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 9 meters, the new total area of the garden will be 169 square meters. Find the length of each side of the original garden. 9 m
13 m
2 m
4 m

Question

A community group is planning the expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 9 meters, the new total area of the garden will be 169 square meters. Find the length of each side of the original garden. 9 m
13 m
2 m
4 m

cwrw238 · Answer

(x + 9)^2 = 169

where x is the original length of each side

cwrw238 · Answer

take the square root of each side of the equation  to find  the value of x

cwrw238 · Answer

square root of 169 = ?
use your calculator