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Solving Quadratic Equations: Square Root Property

Question 8 • FL-1200700-Mathematics for College Algebra MIS

Miles has a square garden in his backyard. He decides to decrease the size of the garden by 1 foot on each side in order to make a gravel border. After he completes his gravel border, the area of the new garden is 25 feet2. In the equation (x - 1)2 = 25, x represents the side measure of the original garden. The length of each side of the original garden was feet. The area of the original garden was feet2.

Answer
Selection 1:

6

Selection 2:

36

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