document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132153>Question 132153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Totally confused. Please help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the sides of a square are lengthened by 7cm, the are becomes 225cm^2. Find the length of a side of the original square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yje length of a side of the original square is ____cm. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=96543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B7%29%5E2=225 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B7%29%5E2=225\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of each side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reject the second case, since the side of a square must be positive!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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