SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches more than its width. If 2 inches are taken from the length and added to the width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 361 square inch

Question 1015879: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches more than its width. If 2 inches are taken from the length and added to the width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 361 square inches.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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For a square:
Area =(side)^2

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The sides of the square are 19 inches
Subtract 2 inches from one side and add to adjacent side:
Dimensions of the rectangle were
(19-2) x (19+2) = 17 x 21
The rectangle was 17 in by 21 in.

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