Set Up an Equation and Solve the Problem

question 171

Short Answer

Set up an equation and solve the problem. The sum of the areas of two squares is 4,477 square inches. Each side of the larger square is 6 times the length of a side of the smaller square. Find the length of a side of the smaller square. __________ inches

---

Definitions:

Clinical Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.

Suicide

The act of intentionally causing one's own death.

Sexual Abuse

Any unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force, making threats, or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent.

Violence

The use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy.