document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=195644>Question 195644</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130442631/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a square is 8x+24 units. What is its area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #146717 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=146717\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=4s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=4s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the perimeter of a square formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2B24=4s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2B24=4s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=8x%2B24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=8x%2B24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%282x%2B6%29=4s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%282x%2B6%29=4s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out 4 from the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B6=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B6=s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=2x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=2x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Move onto the formula for the area of a square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%282x%2B6%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%282x%2B6%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=2x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=2x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=4x%5E2%2B24x%2B36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=4x%5E2%2B24x%2B36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2%2B24x%2B36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B24x%2B36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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