SOLUTION: A square is altered so that one side is increased by three meters and the other side is decreased by 7 meters. The resulting area was 200 square meters, what was the area other the

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Question 1138113: A square is altered so that one side is increased by three meters and the other side is decreased by 7 meters. The resulting area was 200 square meters, what was the area other the original square?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%2B3%29%28x-7%29=200
These are two factors which differ by 10.

20%2A10=200

system%28x%2B3=20%2Cx-7=10%29


17 on each side, the original square