Question

When each side of a square is reduced by 3 metres the area becomes 64squaremetres.find the side of orginal square

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

let the side of the original square is x m

then the side of the reduced square (x-3) m

so,

(x-3)^2=64=8^2

=> x-3=8

=> x÷8+3

=> x=11

so the side of the original square is 11 m