SOLUTION: Please help!! Each side of a SQUARE has a length of x units. The perimeter of the square is 4x units and its area is x squared units. What value of x will make the area greater tha

Question 508749: Please help!! Each side of a SQUARE has a length of x units. The perimeter of the square is 4x units and its area is x squared units. What value of x will make the area greater than the perimeter? Show work to prove your answer.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Divide both sides by x.

So x must be greater than 4 in order for the area to be larger than the perimeter.

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