document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=485339>Question 485339</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a square garden has an area of 16 x2 square feet. If one side is made 4 inches longer and the other side 2 inches shorter, what is the area of the resulting garden?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=16+%2A2ft%5E2=32ft%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=16+%2A2ft%5E2=32ft%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......so, one side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and other side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If one side <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=16ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=16ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >is made <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4in=0.3ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4in=0.3ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > longer we will have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=16ft-0.3ft=15.7ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=16ft-0.3ft=15.7ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and if the other side <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is made <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2in=+0.17ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2in=+0.17ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > shorter we will have \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2ft-0.17ft=1.83ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2ft-0.17ft=1.83ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "than area will be\r<BR>\n" );
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