Question

When each side of a square was increased by four m the area became 256 square metres
A) write down a second degree equation by taking the side of original square as x
B) what was what was the length of a side of the original square
answer).
$(x + 4) {?}^{2} = 256$
$x {?}^{2} + 4 = \sqrt{256}$
$x + 4 = 16$
$x = 16 - 4 = 12$

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Answer 1

Answer:

a=16

b=12

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