document.write( "Question 943288: Application problem - integers \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #575063 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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x, side length of the square
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can solve the whole system. Simple substitutions will bring you quickly near to what you are asked.
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