document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201244>Question 201244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You live in a square room. If you increase the width of the room by 6 feet, the area is increase 4 times. What was the original width of the room? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #151451 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rbkumar_msc><B>rbkumar_msc(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rbkumar_msc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=151451\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the side of the square be x feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of the square=side x side =x2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "new side (x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "new area (x+6)2 =4x2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving this (x-6)(x+2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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