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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The combined Area of a square and a rectangle is 57 square feet. The width of the rectangle is 3 feet more than the length of a side of the square and the length of the rectangle is 5 feet more than the length of a side of the square. Find the length of the rectangle.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #602025 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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A bunch of things to give variables and find expressions ...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s, the sidelength of the square
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Can you do what you need? Three equations and three unknown variables. Two simple substitutions will set you well in the right path.\r
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