question archive The side of the bigger square is 1 unit more than twice the length of the side of a smaller square
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The side of the bigger square is 1 unit more than twice the length of the side of a smaller square. The combined areas of the two squares is 274 square units. How do you represent the area of the smaller and bigger square separately? How do you represent the side of the bigger square? What mathematical sentence will be used to solve the problem? What is the measure of the side of the smaller square?