document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100465>Question 100465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the sides of a square picture frame are increased by 5 cm, the area becomes 289 cm^2.  Find the length of a side of the original picture frame. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #73150 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><B>doukungfoo(195)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><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=doukungfoo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=73150\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a square is equal to one of its sides squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=S%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=S%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This problem states that if the sides of a square are increased by 5 the area becomes 289<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so lets plug that information into the formula for area of a square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=S%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=S%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=289=%28s%2B5%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"289=%28s%2B5%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "now just solve for s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first take the square root of both sides of the equal sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28289%29=sqrt%28%28s%2B5%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28289%29=sqrt%28%28s%2B5%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17=s%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17=s%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12=s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the sides of the original picture frame are 12 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=289=%28s%2B5%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"289=%28s%2B5%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=289=%2812%2B5%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"289=%2812%2B5%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=289=%2817%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"289=%2817%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=289=289 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"289=289\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "done! </SPAN>\n" );
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