document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288270>Question 288270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square piece of paper is folded in half  to form a rectangle . this rectangle has a perimeter of 18cm . the area of the original square in cm^2 is \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "A 9 b 12 c 18  d 24 e 36\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #208949 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=208949\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the side of square be x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "when you fold it one side becomes x/2\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "and the other remains as x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "perimeter = 2L +2W\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "= 2*x+2*x/2\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "=3x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3x=18\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "x=6\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Area of original square is 6*6 = 36 sq. cms </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );