Question

Suppose a square garden represented by 16x^2 ft^2.
a. What is the length of each side?
b. What is the perimeter of the garden?
c. If each side was increased by 5 feet what would be the new perimeter?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of square with length of side "a" is A = a²

(a). a² = 16x² ⇒ a = 4x (ft)

(b). P = 4 × 4x = 16x (ft)

(c). $a_{1}$ = a + 5 (ft) ⇒ $P_{new}$ = 4(4x + 5) = 16x + 20 (ft)