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document.write( "The lengths of two sides of a square are extended 5 inch. The area of the resulting square 64 square inch. Find the length of a side of the orginal square? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original side be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original area = x^2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New side is x+5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New area = (x+5)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+5)^2 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 inches (original side length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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