document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156233>Question 156233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a piece of cloth must be cut to exactly cover a square table.  The area of the table is 27ft suared.  Find the length of the side of the table to the nearest tenth of a foot </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this problem, the problem expected you to know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. all four sides of a square table are equal in length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. area of a square table is \"length of one side\" squared.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length of thee side of the table<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the problem told us that the area of the table is 27 square feet we get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%28x%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2827%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%28x%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2827%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+sqrt%283%2A3%2A3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+sqrt%283%2A3%2A3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+3sqrt%283%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+3sqrt%283%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5.2 feet<BR>\n" );
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