SOLUTION: A square can be changed into a rectangle by increasing the length of the square by 5 units and increasing the width by 3 units. Which expression represents the area of the rectangl

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Question 1033947: A square can be changed into a rectangle by increasing the length of the square by 5 units and increasing the width by 3 units. Which expression represents the area of the rectangle in square units?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, side length of the original square.
Length becomes x+5 and width becomes x+3.

Original area: x^2.
New area: (x+5)(x+3).