You know that the sides of a square are increased by 2 inches: the expression should be written as (x+2)
The area is 25 square inches
The area of a square is s×s or s²
so it can be solved as:
(x+2)²=25
[tex](\sqrt{x+2})^{2} =\sqrt{25}[/tex]
x+2=5
x=3
The length of the original side is 3 inches
Hope it helps!
