SOLUTION: The side of a square equals the width of a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is 8 meters longer than its width. The sum of the areas of the square and the rectangle is 234 squ

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Question 1017701: The side of a square equals the width of a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is 8 meters longer than its width. The sum of the areas of the square and the rectangle is 234 square meters.Find the side of the square.
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Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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yourquestion then is find the side of the square:
Area of a square is S^2, in this problem it's 234. Find length o sides.
S^2 = 234
sqrtS^2 = sqrt 234
S = 15.3

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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The side of a square equals the width of a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is 8 meters longer than its width. The sum of the areas of the square and the rectangle is 234 square meters.Find the side of the square.
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