SOLUTION: If we increase each side of a square by 3 feet we shall increase the area by 33 square feet. Find the side of the original square.
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Question 979308
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If we increase each side of a square by 3 feet we shall increase the area by 33 square feet. Find the side of the original square.
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x, the dimension size of original square.
Original square area,
.
New square area,
.
Can you solve this "new" square area equation for x?