document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=496174>Question 496174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if one side of a  square is increased by 8 feet and an adjacent side is decreased by 2 feet a rectangle is formed whose perimeter is 40 feet. find the length of a side of the square  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #336396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=336396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(n+8)+2(n-2)=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n+16+2n-4=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The square is 7 feet by 7 feet.. </SPAN>\n" );
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