The total area of two square windows is 1,025^2 in.2. Each side of the larger window is 5 in. longer than the sides of the smaller window. How long are the sides of the smaller window?

a.13.5 in.
b.20 in.
c.25 in.
d.31.6 in.

Please help me and explain
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3 answers

let smaller window be x by x
let the larger window be (x+5) by (x+5)

so: x^2 + (x+5)^2 = 1025

expand and solve the quadratic

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