document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=752509>Question 752509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a square is enlarged to a rectangle by lengthening one pair of sides 2 cm and the other pain of sides 3 cm. The area is increased by 36 cm^2 . Find the dimensions of the original square. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance:)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please show the steps it would really help me understand:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #457856 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=457856\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let d = the distance between two consecutive endpoints of the original square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lengthening:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to find d.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5E2%2B%28d%2B2%29%28d%2B3%29-36=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5E2%2B%28d%2B2%29%28d%2B3%29-36=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will have to simplify this.  You will have a quadratic equation and its solution should be routine; either factoring or solution to quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looks like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5E2%2Bd%5E2%2B5d%2B6-36=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5E2%2Bd%5E2%2B5d%2B6-36=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282d%5E2%2B5d-30=0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282d%5E2%2B5d-30=0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and though tried seems not factorable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use quadratic equation solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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