SOLUTION: One square is 2 times as long as another square. Find the area of the larger square if the sum of the areas is 45 m2.

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Question 946889: One square is 2 times as long as another square. Find the area of the larger square if the sum of the areas is 45 m2.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the first square side be x.
The second square side is 2x.
x%5E2%2B%282x%29%5E2=45
x%5E2%2B4x%5E2=45
5x%5E2=45
x%5E2=9
So then the second square area is,
4x%5E2=36m%5E2