document.write( "Question 1156268: A Square has its length increased by 6 feet and it’s with by 8 feet. If the resulting rectangle has an area of 239.25 ft.² what was the perimeter of the original square \n" ); document.write( "
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x by x, the original square
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Increased:
\n" ); document.write( "Area now \"%28x%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29=239.25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B14x%2B48-239.25=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B14x-191.25=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-14%2Bsqrt%28196%2B4%2A191.25%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-14%2B31%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28x=8.5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "The question asks for the sum of four of these.
\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter of original square, 34 feet.
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