document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=498614>Question 498614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many times the sides of a square would increase if the area was increased by nine times? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337098 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=337098\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the length of the side of the square be s.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the square is given by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Increase the area by 9 means: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and we'll show the increase in the length of the side by: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2As ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2As\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9A+=+%28n%2As%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9A+=+%28n%2As%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so we substitute...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%28s%5E2%29+=+%28n%2As%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%28s%5E2%29+=+%28n%2As%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for s.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9s%5E2+=+n%5E2%2As%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9s%5E2+=+n%5E2%2As%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9+=+n%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9+=+n%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+=+n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+=+n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the sides of the square (s) would increase by 3 times.  </SPAN>\n" );
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