document.write( "Question 1077768: The area of a square can be tripled by increasing its length by 6 centimeters and increasing its width by 3 centimeters. What is the length of the side of the square? \n" ); document.write( "
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Original square is side x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of original square, \"x%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The changed figure:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B6%29%28x%2B3%29=3x%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Finding x.
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5E2=x%5E2%2B9x%2B18\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2=9x%2B18\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-9x-18=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "discrim, \"81%2B4%2A2%2A18=225=15%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%289%2B15%29%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=6%29\"
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