SOLUTION: For serveral years Charlie has had a tree farm where he grows blue spruce. The trees are planted in a square array. This year he planted 87 new trees along two adjacent edges of th

Question 437923: For serveral years Charlie has had a tree farm where he grows blue spruce. The trees are planted in a square array. This year he planted 87 new trees along two adjacent edges of the square to form a larger square. How many trees are in the new square?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For several years Charlie has had a tree farm where he grows blue spruce.
The trees are planted in a square array.
This year he planted 87 new trees along two adjacent edges of the square to form a larger square.
How many trees are in the new square?
:
One side would have 44 trees
The adjacent side would have 43 trees added, plus the one already counted
:
44 * 44 = 1936 trees
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