document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=279890>Question 279890</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square piece of paper is folded in half. The perimeter of the resulting rectangle is 24cm. Find the area of the origional paper </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the side of square be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the paper is folded the resultant rectangle will have length same as side of the square and the width 1/2 of the square side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of rectangle = x+x+x/2+x/2  = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of originalaper is 8*8 = 64 square cm\r<BR>\n" );
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