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2
Area of square = a

Here, a is the length of the sides of a square.

From given problem

Area of square  a   49 in
2 2

a 2  49
Taking square root on both sides,
a 2  49
a  77
a7
The length of the sides of a square  a   7 in
2

Length of a side of the original square  a  Increased length of sides

 7  2   
                                                                5 in              
Therefore, From the given options C.5 in is the correct answer