SOLUTION: For serveral years Charlie has had a tree farm where he grows blue spruce. The trees are planted in a square array. This year he planted 87 new trees along two adjacent edges of th
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Question 437923: For serveral years Charlie has had a tree farm where he grows blue spruce. The trees are planted in a square array. This year he planted 87 new trees along two adjacent edges of the square to form a larger square. How many trees are in the new square? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! For several years Charlie has had a tree farm where he grows blue spruce.
The trees are planted in a square array.
This year he planted 87 new trees along two adjacent edges of the square to form a larger square.
How many trees are in the new square?
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One side would have 44 trees
The adjacent side would have 43 trees added, plus the one already counted
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44 * 44 = 1936 trees
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