SOLUTION: find the length of a side of each of two squares given that the sum of their perimeters is 44 feet and the sum of their area is 73 square feet.

Question 1090174: find the length of a side of each of two squares given that the sum of their perimeters is 44 feet and the sum of their area is 73 square feet.
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of sides, a + b, is = 11.

The sum of squares is 73.

x^2 + (11-x)^2 = 73,
x^2 + 121 - 22x + x^2 = 73,
2x^2 - 22x + 49 = 0.

Apply the quadratic formula and find x.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

find the length of a side of each of two squares given that the sum of their perimeters is 44 feet and the sum of their area is 73 square feet.

Sides of each:
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