document.write( "Question 298667: The area of a square can be quadrupled by increasing the length by 12cm and the width by 2cm.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure if my start was correct but I started off with \"+%28l%2B12%29%28w%2B2%29=4x%5E2+\", and then \"+4x%5E2+=+lw%2B2l%2B12w%2B24+\" ..
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Algebra.Com's Answer #214772 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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Remember that l=x and w=x
\n" ); document.write( "4x^2=x^2+2x+12x+24
\n" ); document.write( "3x^2=14x+24
\n" ); document.write( "(x-6)*(3x+4)=0
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