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9. Consider a square of side L. By how much must the length of a side of this square be increased so that the resulting area will be twice that of the smaller square? L+x 4, = 212 (L+x)(L+x) =212

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9. Consider a square of side L. By how much must the length of a side of this square be
increased so that the resulting area will be twice that of the smaller square?
L.
L+x
4- 212
(L+x)(L+x) =212
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