document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=710759>Question 710759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square has an area of 225 the length gets increased but the width stay the same to make a rectangle. the rectangle's perimeter is 5 times the perimeter of the square how many square cm did the rectangle area increase? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28225%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28225%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 cm is one side of the original square<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(15) = 60 cm is the perimeter of the square<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the length gets increased but the width stays the same to make a rectangle. the rectangle's perimeter is 5 times the perimeter of the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let a = amt the length gets increased<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(a+15) + 2(15) = 5(60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a + 30 + 30 = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 300 - 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 120 cm increase in length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " how many square cm did the rectangle area increase?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area increase: (120+15)*15 - 225 = 1800 sq/cm increase </SPAN>\n" );
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