Question

When each side of a square was reduced by 2 metres, the area. became what was the length of a side of the original square ? 49 square metre​

Answer 1

Answer:

9 meter

Step-by-step explanation:

we take original length be x

when each side of square gets reduced by 2 meter, each side of new square is (x-2) m

Area of square = Side × Side

49 square meter = (x-2)×(x-2)

Take square root on both side

7= (x-2)

x=9

The length of each side = 9 meter