document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249624>Question 249624</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The side of a square equals the length of a rectangle. The width of the rectangle is 4 meters longer than its length. The sum of the ares of the square and the rectangle is 240 square centimeters. Find the side of the square.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=181781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SQUARE AREA=X^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RECTANGLE AREA=LW <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=L+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L^2+L(L+4)=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L^2+L^2+4L-240=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L^2+4L-240=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(L^2+2L-120)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(L+12)(L-10)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L-10=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=10 LENGTH OF THE SIDES OF THE SQUARE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA OF THE SQUARE=10^1=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=10+4=14 IS THE WIDTH OF THE RECTANGLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA OF THE RECTANGLE=10*14=140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^2+10*14=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100+140=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240=240\r<BR>\n" );
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