document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746054>Question 746054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if two opposite sides of a square are each increased by 12 inches, and the other two sides are increased 4 inches, a rectangle is formed having a perimeter double that of the square. how long are the sides of the square? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " and the other two sides are increased 4 inches,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a rectangle is formed having a perimeter double that of the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how long are the sides of the square?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the side of the square (4x = the perimeter)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+12) = the length of newly formed rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4) = the width of the rectangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation for the statement:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" a rectangle is formed having a perimeter double that of the square.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+12) + 2(x+4) = 2(4x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify, divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+12) + (x+4) = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 16 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 4x - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 in is the side of the square<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can confirm this by finding the perimeters of each, see if the rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is twice the square </SPAN>\n" );
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