document.write( "Question 350089: how long is each side of a square if 2 parallel side of a side of a square are increased by 6 inches and the two parallel sides are each decreased by 1 inch, a rectangle is formed having 2 times the area of square \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "*Note: area of a rectangle is l*w
\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the length of the side of the square
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x+%2B+6%29%2A%28x+-1%29+=+x%5E2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B5x+-6+=+x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x+-6+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286%2F5%29in\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Check your answer
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2836%2F5%29%2A%281%2F5%29+=+%286%2F5%29%5E2\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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