document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404017>Question 404017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square has the same number of feet in its perimeter as there are square feet in its area. how long is a side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285577 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285577\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let s be the side length. Then numerically,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4s+=+s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4s+=+s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2+-+4s+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2+-+4s+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> s = 0 or s = 4. However, s = 0 produces a degenerate square, so we go with s = 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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