document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046778>Question 1046778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the area of the square is increased by 69% then the side of the square is increased by ??? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662227 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662227\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the original area be A, the original side be s, and the new side be x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the area increased by 69%:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1+0.69)A = (1.69)A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the length of the new side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=1.69A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since A = s^2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 1.69l2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Taking the square root of both sides we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (1+0.3)s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The increase in length is 0.30 or 30%<BR>\n" );
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