SOLUTION: The side of a square is 2 cm longer than the side of a second square. The area of the first square exceeds that of the second squared by 220 sq cm. Find the side of each square.
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Question 593367: The side of a square is 2 cm longer than the side of a second square. The area of the first square exceeds that of the second squared by 220 sq cm. Find the side of each square.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The side of the large square can be represented by 
and the side of the smaller square can be represented by 
. The area of the first square is then 
and the area of the second square is 
. The difference between the two areas is 220, so:
\ =\ 220)
Solve for , then calculate
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