Question

When each side of a square was reduced by 2 metres,the area became 49 square meters. What was the length of a side of the original Square?

Answer 1

Here is your answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:                                        2                                         Area = 49,side × side= 49,   (X-2)(X-2) = 49, $\sqrt{x-2}$ =49,X-2=±$\sqrt{49}$,  X-2=±7 ,X-2=7 ,X=7+2 ,X=9→ this is the answer, when consider negative sign,   X-2= -7 ,X= - 7+2 , X= -5  so the answers is X=9  and  X= -5