document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978755>Question 978755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Finding the area of a square.If the 9 ft^2 square painting is mounted with border  on a  square frame.If  the total area of  the border is  3.25 ft^2,what is  the length  of  a side of  the frame? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Square painting of area 9 ft^2 is mounted on or in a square frame, and the area of the frame border around the picture is 3.25 ft^2.  Find the length of any side of the frame.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The uniform width of the border around the picture is a number, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 9 sq.ft.  is area of the picture, then 3 feet is the side of this square picture.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area inside the frame, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2B2x%29%283%2B2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2B2x%29%283%2B2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of just the picture, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A3=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A3=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, already given.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the border around the picture, of just the frame itself,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%283%2B2x%29%5E2-3%2A3=3.25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%283%2B2x%29%5E2-3%2A3=3.25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x using a few steps of algebra & arithmetic.  Note that the question really means, find the value for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2B2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2B2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "----further thought,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for x is not necessary.  You CAN just solve the equation for 3+2x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2B2x%29%5E2=3.25%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2B2x%29%5E2=3.25%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2B2x=sqrt%2812.25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2B2x=sqrt%2812.25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283%2B2x=3.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283%2B2x=3.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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