document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=999043>Question 999043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When one side of the square is increased by 4 meters and the adjacent side is multiplied by 4, a rectangle is formed.The perimeter of the rectangle is 3 times the perimeter of the original square. Find the length of one side of the square. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X=original side of square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+4=new width of rectangle; 4X=new length of rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original perimeter of square=4X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter of rectangle=3(4X)=12X<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of rectangle=2(new length x new width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12X=2(4X + X + 4m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X=5X + 4m <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The length of the side of the original square was 4 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12X=2(4X + X + 4m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(4m)=2(4(4m)+4m+4m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48m=2(16m+8m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48m=2(24m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48m=48m </SPAN>\n" );
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