document.write( "Question 340685: OK heres another story problem that i got confused on and need help. Even my dad didn't get either of them. Oh, and the square in the problem is just a regular square: \"In the square, the variable \"a\" represents a positive whole number. Find the value of \"a\" such that the area and the perimeter of the square are the same.\" \n" ); document.write( "
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s = side length
\n" ); document.write( "Area = s^2
\n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 4s
\n" ); document.write( "s^2 = 4s
\n" ); document.write( "s = 0 (ignore)
\n" ); document.write( "s = 4
\n" ); document.write( "--> Perimeter = 16
\n" ); document.write( "Area = 16
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