SOLUTION: Please help me write the perimeter P of a square as a function of the area.

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Question 51049: Please help me write the perimeter P of a square as a function of the area.
Answer by Earlsdon(6103) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the sides of the square = s
The perimeter would be:
P+=+4s
The area of the square would be:
A+=+s%5E2 Take the square root of both sides.
sqrt%28A%29+=+s Subsitute this s into the equation for the perimeter.
P+=+4sqrt%28A%29