document.write( "Question 1062803: When the radius of a circle is increased by two inches, its area is increased by 24 pi inches squared. What is the radius of the larger circle? \n" ); document.write( "
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1) area(A) = pi * radius(r)^2
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\n" ); document.write( "2) A +(24*pi) = pi * (r+2)^2
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute for A in equation 2
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\n" ); document.write( "(pi * r^2) +(24*pi) = pi * (r+2)^2
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\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of = by pi
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\n" ); document.write( "r^2 + 24 = r^2 +4r +4
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\n" ); document.write( "4r = 20
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\n" ); document.write( "r = 5
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\n" ); document.write( "The radius of the larger circle is 5+2 = 7 inches
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