SOLUTION: A wire is first bent into the shape of a rectangle with width 6in and length 8in . Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a square. What is the length of a side of the s

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Question 923287: A wire is first bent into the shape of a rectangle with width
6in
and length
8in
. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a square. What is the length of a side of the square?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A wire is first bent into the shape of a rectangle with width
6in
and length
8in
Find the perimeter of the rectangle
2(6) + 2(8) = 28
. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a square. What is the length of a side of the square?
= 7

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