document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914444>Question 914444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a square is enlarged to a rectangle by lengthening one pair of sides 2 centimeters and the other pair of sides 3 centimeters, the area is increased by 36 square centimeters. Find the dimension of the original square. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length of side of original square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=width of enlarged rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=length of enlarged rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x+2)-x^2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x+6-x^2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+6=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimension of the original square: 6 cm by 6 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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