document.write( "Question 90213: the length of the side of a square is 3meters less than the length of the side of another square. The difference of their areas is 117 square meters. find the length of a side of each square. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #65474 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let s equal the smaller square ... (s+3)^2-s^2=117 ... s^2+6s+9-s^2=117 ... 6s=108 ... s=18 ... s+3=21 \n" ); document.write( " |