SOLUTION: the number of inches in the perimeter of a square is 3 more than the number of square inches in its area. find the length of a side

Question 268210: the number of inches in the perimeter of a square is 3 more than the number of square inches in its area. find the length of a side

Found 2 solutions by azhou4, richwmiller:
Answer by azhou4(12) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the length of a square. The perimeter of a square is 4x. The area of the square would be x squared.
So the equation would be : 4x=x squared +3
so x squared -4x+3 is now a quadratic.
(x-1)(x-3)
There are two answers to this problem. 1 and 3.
Hope this helped!
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4s-3=s^2
s^2-4s+3=0
s=1
4*1-3=1
and
s=3
4*3-3=9

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