SOLUTION: If each side of square is increased by 5 cm, the total area of both the new square and the original square will be 200 cm2. Approximate to the nearest tenth of a centimeter the len
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Question 1066781: If each side of square is increased by 5 cm, the total area of both the new square and the original square will be 200 cm2. Approximate to the nearest tenth of a centimeter the length of each side of the original square.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FOUR sides on a square shape. Still, increase each side by 5 units means increasing each dimension (two of them) by 5 units each.
Old square:
New square:
Both areas together given as
Simplify this and solve.
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