document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477782>Question 477782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when the length of each side of a square is increased by 5 cm, the area of the resulting figure is 2.25 times the area of the original square . what is the area of the original square.? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #328034 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><B>cleomenius(959)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><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=cleomenius><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=328034\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282.25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282.25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "( We are increasing the original value times 1.5, that is the value which will be squared.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5  = 1.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5  = .5x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x  = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check, 10^2 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 ^2 = 225\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "225/100 = 2.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cleomenius.<BR>\n" );
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