document.write( "Question 211489This question is from textbook Beginning & Intermediate Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": If the sides of a square are increased by 3 inches, the area becomes 64 square inches. Find the length of the sides of the original square. \n" ); document.write( "

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(x+3)^2=64
\n" ); document.write( "(x+3)=sqrt64
\n" ); document.write( "(x+3)=8
\n" ); document.write( "x=8-3
\n" ); document.write( "x=5 in. was the original size of the square. \n" ); document.write( "

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