document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268210>Question 268210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #196622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=azhou4><B>azhou4(12)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=azhou4><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=196622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the length of a square.  The perimeter of a square is 4x. The area of the square would be x squared.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation would be : 4x=x squared +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x squared -4x+3 is now a quadratic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      (x-1)(x-3) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are two answers to this problem. 1 and 3.<BR>\n" );
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