document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=267551>Question 267551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square has all its edge lenghts increased by 3cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This makes a new square with twice the area of the old one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the area of the old square. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i  was wondering if you could show me how this is worked out <BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is to help my daughter for school thanks Valerie </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #196317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=196317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square has all its edge lenghts increased by 3cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This makes a new square with twice the area of the old one.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Call the original side length s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The original area is s^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s+3)*(s+3) = 2s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2 + 6s + 9 = 2s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2 - 6s - 9 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B-9+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B-9+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-9=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-9=72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=72 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--6%2B-sqrt%28+72+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--6%2B-sqrt%28+72+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-6%29%2Bsqrt%28+72+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7.24264068711928 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-6%29%2Bsqrt%28+72+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7.24264068711928\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-6%29-sqrt%28+72+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1.24264068711928 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-6%29-sqrt%28+72+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1.24264068711928\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B-9+=+%28x-7.24264068711928%29%2A%28x--1.24264068711928%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B-9+=+%28x-7.24264068711928%29%2A%28x--1.24264068711928%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 7.24264068711928, -1.24264068711928.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignore the negative answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's probably messier than you expected.\r<BR>\n" );
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