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document.write( "The key is the recognize that it is \"square\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, all four sides are equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = length of one side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 meters on each side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dimensions of lawn:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 meters by 15 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of lawn then is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*15 = 225 square meters<BR>\n" );
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