document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956760>Question 956760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the area between 2 squares is 17 inches and the sum of the perimeters of the 2 squares is 68 inches. How many inches long is a side of the larger square? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the difference in area between 2 squares is 17 square inches and the sum of the perimeters of the 2 squares is 68 inches, how long is a side of the larger square?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BS%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BS%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=side of small square; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BL%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BL%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=side of large square; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%5BB%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%5BB%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= Sum of perimeter of both squares<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%5BS%5D%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%5BS%5D%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28a%5BL%5D%2Ba%5BS%5D%29=68in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28a%5BL%5D%2Ba%5BS%5D%29=68in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide each side by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BL%5D%2Ba%5BS%5D=17in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BL%5D%2Ba%5BS%5D=17in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BS%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BS%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BL%5D=17in-a%5BS%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BL%5D=17in-a%5BS%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use this to substitute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BL%5D%5E2-a%5BS%5D%5E2=17in%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BL%5D%5E2-a%5BS%5D%5E2=17in%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Substitute for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BL%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BL%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2817in-a%5BS%5D%29%5E2-a%5BS%5D%5E2=17in%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2817in-a%5BS%5D%29%5E2-a%5BS%5D%5E2=17in%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BS%5D%5E2-34a%5BS%5D%2B289-a%5BS%5D%5E2=17in%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BS%5D%5E2-34a%5BS%5D%2B289-a%5BS%5D%5E2=17in%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 289 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-34a%5BS%5D=-272 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-34a%5BS%5D=-272\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide each side by -34.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BS%5D=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BS%5D=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The side of the shorter square is 8 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%5BS%5D%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%5BS%5D%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%288in%29%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%288in%29%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32in%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in+Subtract+32in+from+each+side.%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B4a%5BL%5D=36in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32in%2B4a%5BL%5D=68in+Subtract+32in+from+each+side.%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B4a%5BL%5D=36in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide each side by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5BL%5D=9in ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5BL%5D=9in\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ANSWER: The side of the larger square is 9 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference in area is 17 square inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%289%5E2in%5E2%29-4%288%5E2in%5E2%29=17in%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%289%5E2in%5E2%29-4%288%5E2in%5E2%29=17in%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=81in%5E2-64in%5E2=17in%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"81in%5E2-64in%5E2=17in%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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