document.write( "Question 229323: The length and width of a square are increased by 6 feet and 8 feet respectively the result is a rectangle whose area is 188 square feet more than the area of the square. find the length of the side of the square \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let represent the measure of one side of the square. Then the area of the square is , the measure of one side of the rectangle is , the measure of the other side of the rectangle is , and the area of the rectangle is , but the area of the rectangle is larger than the square, so:\r
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