SOLUTION: An 8-inch-square picture is to be enlarged so it covers an area of 100 inches.How much longer will each side of the enlarged picture be?
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Question 11405: An 8-inch-square picture is to be enlarged so it covers an area of 100 inches.How much longer will each side of the enlarged picture be?
Answer by dackfighter(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the square root of 100 is 10 right
10-8=2
so you would have to add 2 inches to both sides
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