He length of each side of a square is 3 in. more than the length of each side of a smaller square. the sum of the areas of the squares is 317in squared .in2. find the lengths of the sides of the two squares

Let the length of smaller square is = x in.

So the length of longer square is = (x+3)

Area of smaller square = inch^2

Area of larger square is = inch^2

So sum of area of both square is 317.







We can write it as









So x = 11 because we will neglect negative number.

So the length of smaller square is = 11 inch.

Length of larger side = 14 inch.

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