SOLUTION: if the area of a square is 21 more the the perimeter, what is the length of a side
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Question 113124: if the area of a square is 21 more the the perimeter, what is the length of a side
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if the area of a square is 21 more the the perimeter, what is the length of a side
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s^2 - 21 = 4s
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s^2 - 4s - 21 = 0
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(s + 3)(s - 7) = 0
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s = +7 is the length of a side
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Check:
7^2 - 21 = 4*7
49 - 21 = 28
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