Greg drew a square with each side equal to z units.

Part A: Greg increased the length and width of the square by t units each. What will be the change in the area of the original figure? Show your work.

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Greg drew a square with each side equal to z units.

Part A: Greg increased the length and width of the square by t units each. What will be the change in the area of the original figure? Show your work.

anonymous · Answer

I got as far as 4z + 4. Sorry, but I don't quite know how to do it from there.

undeadknight26 · Answer

thanks man :)

solomonzelman · Answer

you know that the area of the square is side squared.

So, if you add t to each side, it would be (z+t)^2 


Correct?

undeadknight26 · Answer

Correct...but  they never told me the original side of it.

solomonzelman · Answer

it is equal to  Z

solomonzelman · Answer

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