SOLUTION: Solve: The number of square units in the are of the square base of a walled enclosure is 12 more than the number of units in its perimeter. Find the length of a side.
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Question 860237: Solve: The number of square units in the are of the square base of a walled enclosure is 12 more than the number of units in its perimeter. Find the length of a side.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Side length, x.
Perimeter, 4x.
Area, x^2.
The description seems ;
area of square base, ,
number of square units, same as area, is .
Work with .
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The solution part which makes sense is .
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