SOLUTION: If each side of a square be increased by 10% the percentage increase in area is

SOLUTION: If each side of a square be increased by 10% the percentage increase in area is

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Question 1069459: If each side of a square be increased by 10% the percentage increase in area is
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let say the side of the square is .
The area is then .
Increasing the side by 10% makes the side
So the area is now
So then,

21% increase
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