document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008906>Question 1008906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each side of a square have been increased by 20% soto make a big square.Find the percentage by which area increased </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624449 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624449\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can do this a couple of ways, but let's call the side of the original square, x.  The new square is 20% bigger, and then has a side of 1.2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its area is (1.2x)^2 = 1.44x^2, which is 44% larger than the original x^2. </SPAN>\n" );
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