Question

Tasha is planning an expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original garden is increased by 7 m, the new total area of the garden will be 144 m2. Find the length of each side of the original garden.

19 m
12 m
5 m
sqrt 5m

Answer 1

@John_ES

Answer 2

The new area is (x + 7)(x + 7), so the equation you need to solve is
\[(x+7)^2=144\]

Answer 3

5,-19?

Answer 4

yes, so 5 is the dimension

Answer 5

ok,thank you