One side of a square is increased by 6 cm, and the adjacent side is increased by 3 cm. If the area of the newly-created rectangle is 304 cm², a) write a quadratic equation to represent this situation. b) Using your equation from part a), algebraically determine the original dimensions of the square.

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One side of a square is increased by 6 cm, and the
adjacent side is increased by 3 cm. If the area of
the newly-created rectangle is 304 cm²,
a) write a quadratic equation to represent this
situation.
b) Using your equation from part a), algebraically
determine the original dimensions of the square.
Transcribed Image Text:One side of a square is increased by 6 cm, and the adjacent side is increased by 3 cm. If the area of the newly-created rectangle is 304 cm², a) write a quadratic equation to represent this situation. b) Using your equation from part a), algebraically determine the original dimensions of the square.
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