document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=617185>Question 617185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi! i have a question i need help on about rectangles. this is the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a rectangle is 6 cm long and 4cm wide. if each dimension is increased by the same number of centimeters, a new rectangle is formed whose area is 39 square centimeters more than the area of the original rectangle. By how many centimeters was each dimension increased?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #388189 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=388189\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (6+x)*(4+x)=6*4+39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each dimension was increased by 3 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(disregard negative answer of -13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );