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Find the length of the sides of a square if the number of square meters in its area is 1.5 timea the number of meters in its perimeter.
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Find the length of the sides of a square if the number of square meters in its area is 1.5 timea the number of meters in its perimeter.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the length of the sides of a square if the number of square meters in its area is 1.5 times the number of meters in its perimeter.
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Let x = side of the square
:
x^2 = 1.5(4x)
x^2 = 6x
x^2 - 6x = 0
x(x-6) = 0
x = 6 meters
