SOLUTION: If the length of each side of a square is increase by 5cm,the area is multiplied by 4 what is the length of the original side 1 of the square?

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Question 1089412: If the length of each side of a square is increase by 5cm,the area is multiplied by 4 what is the length of the original side 1 of the square?
Answer by ikleyn(52886)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 =   =====>  take square root of both sides  ====>

x + 5 = 2x.


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