The area of a square is expressed as:
Area = s^2
We are given the area of both windows. We will use this value for the calculations. We set s as the side of the larger window and a for the smaller window.
Total area = Area larger + area smaller
1025 = s^2 + a^2
Since it was said that the side of the larger window, s is 5 in longer than the side of the smaller window, a (s = 5+a) then:
1025 = s^2 + a^2
1025 = (5+a)^2 + a^2
simplifying we obtain,
a = 20 inches
