document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=858920>Question 858920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a square is increased by 2. Three times the area of the new square is 75. Find the length of the original square. I got 22 but I'm pretty sure that's wrong </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #517455 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=517455\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Original square is side length x.  area is x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New square, length increased to x+2, and implied is that this is also for a square, the area being <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2%29%5E2=x%5E2%2B4x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2=x%5E2%2B4x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Described further is that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factoring that equation,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One answer makes sense and one answer makes no sense.  Take the positive solution for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28x=3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28x=3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Length of the original square was 3 units. </SPAN>\n" );
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