document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87043>Question 87043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet. When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the other was actually 2 feet shorter than he thought. How much less area does he have than he thought he had?  Thanks!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63005 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scianci><B>scianci(186)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scianci><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63005\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Calculate the area of the original presumed square ; 157 by 157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Calculate the actual area of the trapezoid ; bases 155 and 159 and height 157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Subtract the two results </SPAN>\n" );
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