document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=136177>Question 136177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet.  When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the other was actually 2 feet shorter than he thought.  How much less area does he have than he though he had? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99759 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99759\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lot was actually (157 +2) x (157 - 2) = 159 x 155<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He thought the lot was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=157%2A157+=+24649 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"157%2A157+=+24649\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But it actually was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=159%2A155+=+24645 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"159%2A155+=+24645\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24649+-+24645+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24649+-+24645+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft2 less area than he thought </SPAN>\n" );
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