document.write( "Question 330616: If the sides of a square are lengthened by 6 cm, the area becomes 225 cm^2. Find the length of a side of the original square. The length of the side of an original square is how many cm? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The new square has to have sides of 15, so the old square had sides of 15 - 6 = 9.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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