document.write( "Question 357022: A wire 44 inches is cut into 2 pieces each of which is bent into a square. If the sum of the 2 squares is 65 sq. inches how long is each piece of wire? \n" ); document.write( "

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A wire 44 inches is cut into 2 pieces each of which is bent into a square.
\n" ); document.write( " If the sum of the 2 squares is 65 sq. inches how long is each piece of wire?
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\n" ); document.write( "This is an impossible problem, sum of squares cannot be 65 sq in.
\n" ); document.write( "To illustrate:
\n" ); document.write( "22^2 + 22^2 = 968
\n" ); document.write( "43^2 + 1^2 = 1850 \n" ); document.write( "

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