document.write( "Question 1175571: The length of a rectangle is 3 cm, and the width is 2 cm. If both the length and the width are increased by equal amounts, the area of the rectangle is increased by 14 cm^2. Find the length and width of the larger rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "
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Increase by x, for each\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The larger rectangle dimensions are 5 length and 4 width (centimeters)
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