document.write( "Question 593367: The side of a square is 2 cm longer than the side of a second square. The area of the first square exceeds that of the second squared by 220 sq cm. Find the side of each square.
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and the side of the smaller square can be represented by

. The area of the first square is then

and the area of the second square is

. The difference between the two areas is 220, so:\r
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, then calculate

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