document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596609>Question 596609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if each side of a square is increased by 5 meters, the area becomes 81 square meters. determine the length of a side of the original square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(we are working on factoring right now, so I assume she wants us to use that, but I do not know how to set up the problem and solve it, she showed us how to do triangles, but not a problem similar to this. SO I am confused) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377813 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=377813\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 81 = 9*9, so the side length of the new square is 9 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the original side length is 4 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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