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Jillian is trying to save water so she reuces the size of her square grass lawn by 8 ft on each side the area of the smaller lawn is 144 square feet in the equation (x-2) ^2=144 x represents the side measure of the original lawn. what were the dimensions of the original lawn?

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    (x - 8) ^2 = 144

    take the sq rt of both sides

    x - 8 = 12

    x = 12 + 8

    x = 20

    20 feet by 20 feet
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