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A square field was enlarged by adding 5 feet to the length and width of the original field. if the area of the enlarged field is 576 square feet, what was the side length of the original field?

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The side length of the original field is 19 feet.

What is square?

  • A square is a special kind of rectangle (an equilateral one) and a special kind of parallelogram (an equilateral and equiangular one).
  • A square has four axes of symmetry, and its two finite diagonals (as with any rectangle) are equal.
  • Bisection of a square by a diagonal results in two right triangles.

Suppose the original square is x feet wide. Since its the length and width are the same,

So, length of side of enlarged field = x+5

Area of new enlarged field =  side²  = ( x + 5 )²

So, the enlarged shape would be = ( x + 5 ) ( x + 5)

  Then ,  ( x + 5 ) ( x + 5) = 576

               ( x + 5 )²= 576

                x + 5 = √576

               x + 5  = 24

                 x = 24 - 5 ⇒ 19

Hence, The side length of the original field is 19 feet.

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