document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330521>Question 330521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the sides of a square are lengthened by 8cm, the area becomes 169cm^2 find the length of a side of the orginal square. This one has me stumped and am not sure how to solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236921 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236921\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the side be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "new side = x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)(x+8)=225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)^2=15^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take square root <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8= 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 15-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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