Jim owns a square piece of land with a side length of a metres. He extends his property by purchasing adjacent land so that the length is increased by 10 m and the width by 12 m. Write an algebraic expression for the area of Jim’s extended property.

Answer 1

new length = a+10
new width = a+1
New area = (a+10)(a+12)

Answer 2

A square piece of land with a length of 10 m